Example sentences of "a few [noun] [art] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | He takes a few players every year on his estancia . |
| 2 | Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims . |
| 3 | Perhaps it will be both rather more demanding and more flexible than some , asking for a few hours a year but with more emphasis on personal planning . |
| 4 | For the angler who only makes a few sorties a year it makes sense to buy hooks in smaller units like packets of ten . |
| 5 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 6 | If the children get half a dozen whacks with a slipper a few times a year , surely it 's not abuse ? |
| 7 | And yet somebody else might have three or four thousand down , and that 's because they 're jetting off to er foreign climes a few times a year . |
| 8 | ‘ We lose a few holidaymakers every year . |
| 9 | Existing ’ defined ’ boundaries sometimes need monitoring : the author on one occasion was involved with a site where development was delayed pending completion of a sewerage scheme and one boundary advanced a few feet a year , flower beds , lawn and all . |
| 10 | SIR , — Harding and colleagues ( April 17 , p 999 ) confirm our observation that patients with malignant germ cell tumours treated in specialist units have better survival than those treated in hospitals that see only a few patients a year with this malignant disorder . |
| 11 | They had always spent a few weeks every year in Ireland , relaxing and visiting old friends . |