Example sentences of "few [noun pl] of [noun] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you will think of it , I suspect , depends on your zodiac sign or whether you blubbed through the last few minutes of Peter Weir 's Dead Poets Society . |
| 2 | These few words of Bishop Samson make the whole affair a matter of business-like common sense , more in keeping with the way in which government was developing than with Anselm 's grand and simple principles . |
| 3 | With a few words of explanation Sophie made the introduction and as they walked together into the house her godmother said , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've got some news which wo n't please you , but first of all I want to hear yours . ’ |
| 4 | The press immediately took the heat off Margaret Thatcher , went for Norman Tebbit and went for Edwina Currie , and I think that was a part of the success in the build up to the last election , because at a time when the pressure really was on the Prime Minister , like it was a couple of when in the last few months of Margaret Thatcher 's leadership , that 's what happened . |
| 5 | The efficiency gains that RBS wrought in the first few months of Project Columbus reflect how much fat it was carrying . |
| 6 | After a few years of indecision Nero finally chose military glory . |
| 7 | Within a few days of Prince Albert 's death , young Henry Joseph Titford , aged nine , fell ill with tubercular bronchitis . |
| 8 | During the last few weeks of Little Stonham Primary School 's history a book fair was held . |
| 9 | Preston shook his head , but it was true that within a few weeks of Mary Moxton 's death William 's mum had bought her first shop . |
| 10 | The Scottish Protestants had their own dramatic gesture to make within a few weeks of Mary Tudor 's death . |
| 11 | The organic layer was washed with H 2 O , dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , mixed with a few drops of concentratd NH 4 OH , and evaporated in vacuo . |
| 12 | After shaving , rub in a few drops of Corvette After-Shave . |
| 13 | Nor were the comparatively few letters of Walter Machin himself much more revealing . |
| 14 | For example , there is enough material in a glass of water to run a car for ten years , enough in the top few centimetres of Lake Erie to power New York State for a similar time and enough in the oceans to keep us going indefinitely . |
| 15 | When Molly Gibson in Wives and Daughters ( 1866 ) has been to visit the Towers , her father declares that he had expected to find her so ‘ polite and ceremonious ’ that he read a few chapters of Sir Charles Grandison in order to bring himself up to concert pitch . |
| 16 | Luke smiled again , reaching across the few inches of space Fran had managed to leave between them to catch her hand and raise it to his lips as he pressed a lovingly tender kiss to her fingertips . |
| 17 | Within a few moments of Dr McNab 's saline injections Dr Dunstaple had begun to revive . |
| 18 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |