Example sentences of "every few [noun pl] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Out in the lagoon a few yachts may be loitering , and every few moments the resplendent launch from the Hotel Cipriani sweeps another boat-load of guests , all sun-hats and bright colours , towards St Mark 's .
2 Every few minutes a fresh fusillade of whirring bombs hurtles downwards to smash into the debris below , compelling the observer to stop walking idly around and take cover .
3 Every few minutes a large solid mass breaks off and topples forward in a cascade of loose , glowing material , and comes to rest a few feet from the main mass , leaving a fading , sullen red glowing scar to mark the place on the flow where it came from .
4 Every few yards the narrow road was blocked with an indescribable melee .
5 Every few seconds a vicious whip-flick of the wrist confirms there is life here .
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