Example sentences of "from a [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because they can include additional short irradiations for elements with isotopes of very short half-lives , from a few minutes to a few hours , although this increases the analyst 's work . |
| 2 | The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 3 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 4 | The results can take from a few hours to over a week , depending on where you go to be tested . |
| 5 | Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing . |
| 6 | It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres . |
| 7 | Azerbaijan has about a third of the world population of mud volcanoes , which range in size from a few metres to several kilometres across the base . |
| 8 | When Society members inspected the guard 's compartment , they discovered that the original vacuum gauge was still in place and that , apart from a few alterations to the window arrangements , the coach is essentially as built . |
| 9 | The sea lagoon turned out to vary in depth from a few inches to a couple of feet . |
| 10 | It varies in height from a few inches to two feet depending on the habitat . |
| 11 | Faulting takes place through sudden , rapid movements over distances ranging from a few centimetres to several metres . |
| 12 | Some lending organisations charge a Mortgage arrangement fee , which can vary from a few pounds to around £50 . |
| 13 | Stonegate Teddy Bears stocks hundreds of different models , ranging in price from a few pounds to around £300 . |
| 14 | Gamble argues that the adversary politics thesis over-generalises from a few instances to the whole of economic policy . |
| 15 | The hostile groups outside Fascist meetings increased from a few protesters to thousands of demonstrators on certain widely reported occasions . |
| 16 | The Buchs site offers large scale production facilities , now approved to GMP standard , manufacturing over 4,000 products in quantities from a few grammes to small tonnage . |
| 17 | The evidence for increased transmitter release is strongest for STP , that is from a few seconds to an hour or so after the inductive event . |
| 18 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 19 | It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution . |
| 20 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 21 | Courses can last from a few weeks to several months depending on what you want to achieve . |
| 22 | In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff . |
| 23 | The duration of obstructive symptoms varied widely with a range from a few weeks to several years . |
| 24 | The mothers talking in this book are mainly in their mid to late teens , with children whose ages range from a few months to four years . |
| 25 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 26 | The length of single eruptive episode , which can range from a few days to several years , will depend on the eruptive energy available once the ground surface is broken . |