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

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1 Again , it was the darkest ones that survived best , with the result that in a few generations the peppered moths living near the big industrial cities were nearly all black .
2 However in a few women the periods may become a little heavier .
3 In a few instances the loss of someone close can propel the survivor into an overwhelming emotional whirlpool that can not be contained without expert help or hospitalization or treatment or a combination of all of these .
4 The plant-eaters grew bulkier and heavier as a kind of protection , and in a few instances the flesh-eaters also grew commensurately bigger .
5 In a few instances the height difference between the route and the surrounding ground has meant that steps have had to be installed .
6 In a few instances the height difference between the route and the surrounding ground has meant that steps have had to be installed .
7 In Crohn 's disease the frequency of IgG anti-α antigen and anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies did not differ statistically from the control group , although in a few instances the antibody levels were surprisingly high .
8 In a few cases the disease undergoes a recurrent phase when the manifestations of secondary syphilis are seen again .
9 In a few cases the wetlands proved too much for them .
10 This may take the form of requirements for reports , returns and information or the holding of enquiries , or in a few cases the issuing of directions , e.g. by the Secretary of State for Education to a local education authority .
11 In a few cases the loan may be repaid in one lump sum at the end of its term .
12 In Sussex most conservation work has been carried out to conserve particularly vulnerable habitats , in which birds are often an important element , and in a few cases the birds have been the main reason for the conservation work .
13 Indeed , a crucial part of the new contract between the state and single parents will be for the state to continue paying the mother ( and in a few cases the father ) the maintenance payments for as long as that person is responsible for a child .
14 In a few cases the obligations of the local authorities will be quite clear .
15 Amid protest marches and demonstrations , over a period of weeks some two dozen lorries carrying live animal imports were held up on French roads and in a few cases the animals were slaughtered or burned alive .
16 A little lower , a white dart seared across the top of the sky , outrunning the night , overtaking the sun , crossing in a few hours an ocean that was once the edge of the world … .
17 In a few areas a detailed election manifesto has been adopted at the first meeting of a newly elected council as a basis for council policies ( Fudge 1981 ) .
18 In a few areas the proposed treatment will considerably undermine the main purpose of the forthcoming Financial Reporting Standard , namely to reflect the substance of transactions in assets or liabilities .
19 Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role .
20 However in a few incidents the initial charge had been for the full offence of rape … .
21 In a few minutes a boy appeared .
22 In a few minutes the same policeman forced his way through the mob to the gallery .
23 It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working .
24 My Lords in a few minutes the House will have to vote on this issue .
25 Once again Campana saw the Germans line up ; ‘ In a few minutes the slopes of Hill 265 were covered with enemy advancing on us .
26 And in a few moments a voice from that quarter , low and breathy , joined very softly in the responses .
27 In a few moments the other participant in the sequence they were shooting would come , the estate agent from Sudbury .
28 In a few moments the big dog reached the crowd gathered on the bank .
29 As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life .
30 If the symptoms disappear in a few days no more medicine is needed , but if the symptoms persist dosing continues as before to complete the cure §281 .
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