Example sentences of "by a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a few feet by a few feet with a bench to sit on . |
| 2 | Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic . |
| 3 | It does not seem , in general , valuable to postpone death by a few hours at enormous cost . |
| 4 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 5 | Fortified by a few bottles of champagne , he told a disbelieving audience that his main love in life was ‘ screwing ’ . |
| 6 | Mr. Gilpin said ‘ picturesque ideas are all cloathed in bodily forms and may often be explained better by a few strokes of the pencil than by a volume of the most laboured description . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 8 | A quick walk down Coronation Street was followed by a few pints of Newton and Ridley Ale before we departed . |
| 9 | This was followed by a few minutes of silence . |
| 10 | Among other things , it was found that index futures prices lead spot prices by a few minutes in the USA . |
| 11 | The lover 's eventual notion of seeking death at the hand of his lady ( movement 9 : E minor ) is dispelled by a few bars for ‘ Violons ’ and continuo , reminiscent of the quiet opening movements , but in a slower tempo . |
| 12 | It is true that the quality of most waters runs in cycles ; a few years of mediocre fish followed by a few years of quality fish . |
| 13 | ( There is another argument , nowadays timidly advanced only by a few academics of the old hair-shirt tendency , that the white man has fixed the game , making it almost impossible for the others to get in . ) |
| 14 | His face was flat and wide , clean , the skin marked only by a few freckles on the right cheek , the eyes set far apart and shallow in their sockets . |
| 15 | There , bordered by a few glimpses of tentacle , was a huge , whorled , calloused , potion-stained and unfocused thumb . |
| 16 | The result is that short field performance has been addressed , the propeller pitch has been made finer , reducing the take-off roll to some 804 feet ( hard surface ) , and cutting the cruise performance by a few knots to around 100 . |
| 17 | Each shot is accompanied by a few paragraphs about the subject 's history , or why he chose to photograph it . |
| 18 | Then check it is clear below and attempt a straight stall , followed by a few stalls in very gentle turns . |