Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Even an area a few metres square can be turned into a mysterious little haven , where every turn of the path reveals something fresh and exciting .
2 Then as soon as they loose a few games Cantona will bugger off , Sharpe will go back to old habits and Giggs will go to Italy ( : - ) ) .
3 Otherwise , within a few decades Genestealers would have begun to infiltrate your own family , polluting and hypnotizing . ’
4 And and the visits seem to be more popular , and often quite a few careers officers will put their names down for that .
5 For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities .
6 He says that in a few years gas will become expensive , and coal will be waiting in the wings as a cheap form of energy .
7 In a few years things may change , I ca n't promise that , but they may .
8 ‘ Margaret I hope you do n't mind my saying this , but are n't you forgetting that in a few years Dickie 'll be grown up ?
9 And maybe in a few years people will look back and see the things that we tried to do , and hopefully respect them . ’
10 Temporarily for a few years trains could use that Thameslink line .
11 In just a few seconds Rob would be talking to her and it would be all right .
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