Example sentences of "at [noun] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Composed by a 17-year-old , the work was underplayed at times with a few unfortunate slips from the horns adding to a certain lack of direction . |
| 2 | After had been at U.C.L. for a few months , the C.R.C . |
| 3 | There is a comprehensive list and description of available tests in the ‘ Mental Measurement Yearbook ’ which is updated at intervals of a few years . |
| 4 | At intervals of a few years recruiting officers were sent out with powers to conscript young Christian boys between the ages of eight and twenty . |
| 5 | At intervals of a few years , party congresses were held at which major changes of policy would be announced and new directions set for the future . |
| 6 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 7 | The Duke stared at Sharpe for a few seconds , then flinched at the blood which was caked on the Rifleman 's jacket . |
| 8 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 9 | Perhaps if the age-gap of eight years between them had been less … perhaps if she herself had stayed at home for a few years instead of finding separate lodgings as soon as she 'd finished her A levels and joined Grantham and Marsh as a junior copywriter … |
| 10 | Nolan , glowering routinely at Sam from a few feet away , switched his ill-humour to me . |
| 11 | These are mosaics from pictures taken at ranges of a few thousand km . |
| 12 | All she had to do was hold them at bay for a few weeks . |
| 13 | Working people and shoppers here have as much right to sit in the sunshine at lunchtime for a few minutes as their counterparts elsewhere in the country . |
| 14 | He remained at sea for a few years and probably visited the United States . |
| 15 | If , by any chance , you have a way of passing on messages to Frank ( via the supporters club maybe ) — Im sure all of us wish him the best … and hope to see him back here at Leeds in a few years so he can be 1st choice . |