Example sentences of "few [noun] ['s] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 They borrow from the banks for as little as a few hours ' notice of recall by the banks ( money at call ) , and lend to the government , local authorities and firms for typically three months ( bills of exchange ) .
2 Mm quite a few bob 's worth of booze there .
3 At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events .
4 But any minister of even a few years ' experience of Christian leadership will be able to tell you of Godly issues which were debated in his Church with a bitterness and rancour totally out of harmony with their subject .
5 Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation .
11 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 .
12 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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