Example sentences of "ranging [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution . |
| 2 | The amount of venom injected varies from species to species , ranging from a few microlitres in highly venomous sea snakes to six or seven millilitres in the diamondback rattlers and pit vipers . |
| 3 | According to the 1989 census , Russians accounted for just over half ( 50.8 per cent ) of the total population ; the balance was accounted for by a hundred or more different national groups , ranging from a few hundred Negidals in the Far East to the major Slavic and Muslim groups which occupied the west and south of the country as well as Russia proper . |
| 4 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 5 | ‘ Despite several rests ranging from a few days up to a whole week , I could n't shake off the injury and it just got worse . |
| 6 | Faulting takes place through sudden , rapid movements over distances ranging from a few centimetres to several metres . |