Example sentences of "few [noun pl] ['s] [noun] [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 This was formerly the ceramic market and there are still a few potters ' stalls at the far end near Charles Bridge .
54 Apart from a few critics ' reservations about the strength of the show 's songs , the reviews saluted Crawford as the West End 's newest star .
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 .
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