Example sentences of "our [noun] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If you had to sum up our philosophy in a few words , it would be : ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ , ’ says Margaret .
2 We do n't want to have every last stop pulled out on our behalves in a last , heroic effort to extend our lives for a few more days or weeks or months .
3 ‘ We thought we would only be away from our village for a few days , ’ she said .
4 " If we do n't start drying the hides now , dampness and the heat will destroy all our efforts within a few hours . "
5 However , the register , classifying the remainder of the country 's 36,000,000 people , only 4,500,000 of them white , was due to remain in force until the agreement of an eventual new constitution which , de Klerk told parliament , was " within our reach within a few years " .
6 These acceptable risks are commensurate with our lifetimes of a few decades .
7 We shall preface our discussion with a few remarks about the nature of information and about the transformations which are undertaken in the mind of the skilled reader .
8 Would n't It be better , Nathaniel , to let us all relax and enjoy our expedition for a few weeks ?
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