Example sentences of "few [noun] ['s] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every ceremony includes a few minutes ' silence in which believers can pray . |
| 2 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 3 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 4 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 5 | There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . |
| 6 | A few years ' experience in commerce , particularly in marketing will help even more . |
| 7 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 8 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |