Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] and " in BNC.

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1 A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building .
2 The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense .
3 She has an 18-year-old son , who plans to go to university in a few months ' time and the thought of life on her own fills her with anxiety .
4 It is particularly appropriate for young patients with diabetes of only a few years ' duration and without complications .
5 And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ?
6 Henry Tyler had had an unexpected few days ' leave and had descended on his married sister and her husband in the small market town of Berebury in Calleshire without a great deal of warning .
7 She wrote that she would prefer not to come home , but Tony and Maureen got a few days ' leave and travelled to Kent to see her .
8 And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life .
9 ‘ You see , Brownies , this hall is being pulled down in a few weeks ' time and new houses put up in its place , and there just does n't seem to be anywhere else for us to meet .
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