Example sentences of "a [det] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Unless there is exceptional need they only work from Monday to Friday , and as the service is very short-staffed in many areas most people can only receive a few hours ' help a week ; although in special cases daily help can be arranged . |
| 32 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 33 | There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . |
| 34 | That person is a menace to everyone but he may well think that , in a few hours ' time , he 'll be back to normal and no harm will be done . |
| 35 | This was a currency reform , by which 50- and 100-rouble banknotes stopped , at a few hours ' notice , being legal tender . |
| 36 | Liza had written some weeks ago to say that John had been sent , at only a few hours ' notice , on a course . |
| 37 | Money at call is money which can be withdrawn at only a few hours ' notice . |
| 38 | 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 ) . |
| 39 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 40 | Apart from a few critics ' reservations about the strength of the show 's songs , the reviews saluted Crawford as the West End 's newest star . |
| 41 | Some people expect that in a few decades ' time youngsters will learn from their home tutor computers and rarely , if ever , have contact with a human teacher . |
| 42 | He will judge as quite plausible an event , such as the origin of the first replicating molecule as postulated by some chemist 's theory , which we , kitted up by evolution to move in a world of a few decades ' duration , would judge to be an astounding miracle . |
| 43 | After only a few minutes ' discussion , Hill and Branson agreed a transfer of the Sex Pistols ' contract from EMI to Virgin , conditional , of course , on the agreement of the group 's manager , Malcolm McLaren . |
| 44 | There followed a few minutes ' discussion where it seemed Cicely Hepwood had been all set to cancel an arrangement she and her husband had to visit a sick friend in hospital that afternoon . |
| 45 | The landlord , a fund of local knowledge , recommended a visit to Captain Cook 's house in the village of Staithes and a trip to the North York Moors steam railway — both a few minutes ' drive away . |
| 46 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 47 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 48 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 49 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
| 50 | Local shopping and other amenities are close at hand and the sea is only a few minutes ' drive away , when the tide is in . |
| 51 | The house was only a few minutes ' drive away from the river . |
| 52 | A snap survey in the West Country by New Scientist found that a number of garages want £8 or more for what should be just a few minutes ' work . |
| 53 | After a few minutes ' thought , he announced , ‘ I must reveal the truth , I suppose . |
| 54 | The individual trials lasted no more than five minutes each followed by a few minutes ' deliberation . |
| 55 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 56 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 57 | Every ceremony includes a few minutes ' silence in which believers can pray . |
| 58 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |
| 59 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 60 | The initiating processes in all these interactions are referred to as biological interface conversion processes and can be easily studied in the eye because contact lenses can be removed and analysed after only a few minutes ' wear . |