Example sentences of "or [adv] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many other substances play a minor role as insect pigments , occurring either in small amounts or only in a few species . |
| 2 | Interferon has been given for 24 weeks or longer in a few , mainly Mediterranean , studies ( response rates 26% to 70% ) . |
| 3 | When handpumps break down , they can stand idle for want of maintenance , not for a week or two , or even for a few days , but for the lifetime of all the villagers . |
| 4 | I think it 's a matter that should be approached slowly , perhaps making it necessary to stay overnight , or even for a few days . |
| 5 | The rest of the known world was mainly dominated directly or indirectly by a few European states . |