Example sentences of "few [noun] ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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31 | A few years ' experience in commerce , particularly in marketing will help even more . |
32 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
33 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
34 | Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials . |
35 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
36 | L Detachment was thus judged ready for operations , and to wind down were given a few days ' leave to be spent in Cairo . |
37 | Only after a few days ' exposure to New York sunlight did they readjust to local time . |
38 | Crawford had been ordered to take a few days ' rest after pulling a leg muscle , but he was back after only a day , filming at the Piazzale del Faro . |
39 | Backpackers must make adjustments — quite easy to do with a few days ' walking under your belt , not so simple when your planning trips in your living room . |
40 | For the few hours , the day or few days ' duration of the " event " , their labour force at the location in question increases many times in size . |
41 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |
42 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
43 | Except , a small protective inner voice prompted her hurtfully , that I 'm no long-term threat to your person or your property because in a few days ' time at the very most I shall be out of your land and out of your life . |
44 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
45 | When they stopped , sometimes at the junctions between seasons , Tallis could feel the flow of time , the great spiral storm that curled around some focus a few days ' riding to the north . |
46 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
47 | The telegraph now allowed instantaneous communication with the farthest reaches o the empire , while the steamship brought everywhere in the world within a few weeks ' sail of home . |
48 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
49 | Jonna was not slow to remind them that he and Maisie hoped to see them at their wedding , due in a few weeks ' time at Easter . |
50 | Next morning , after a 9.15 breakfast , he discussed with Jones his ideas for a speech he had to make in a few weeks ' time at a Literary Fund dinner . |
51 | One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success . |
52 | The media would still be able to cover current stories but within a longer-term , in-depth perspective so that Ethiopia or the Lebanon , Westland or nuclear disarmament do not simply occupy a few weeks ' worth of front page/main bulletin coverage per year . |
53 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
54 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
55 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
56 | His voice seemed to fill the few inches ' space between them , bringing them even closer . |
57 | There were unexplained hold-ups , enemy strongpoints catching the leaders in heavy fire perhaps , or a few moments ' loss of direction as they probed forward . |