Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [prep] most " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , among prolonged breeders , amplexus lasts a few hours at most . |
| 2 | His visit lasted for a few hours at most — taking into account the time spent asleep — and the only really detailed description he gave was of the accommodation in which he slept in General Gowon 's home . |
| 3 | However , whereas years of training and practice were usually needed to master the many and complex skills of recombinant DNA technology , the complete beginner can start to perform polymerase chain reaction experiments and generate meaningful results within a few days at most — hence the explosion of activity . |
| 4 | They concern spoken discourse in which sender and receiver interact with each other rapidly , and they tend to be short and deal with a few turns at most . |
| 5 | The spores apparently can live only a few weeks at most in the environment ; infections have been induced experimentally by contact with spores from the insect 's surroundings , but this is probably a minor source of infection in nature . |