Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months . |
| 2 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
| 3 | The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport . |
| 4 | Normally , New Scientist heralds the beginning of April with a few jeux d'esprit , but this year it was subdued , predicting only that the world would come to an end on 5 April , a prophecy based on meat consumption figures , though it was hard to make up the mind about an item called ‘ What the woodlouse can teach us about marriage ’ . |
| 5 | I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide . |
| 6 | ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred . |
| 7 | ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks . |