Example sentences of "so [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
2 | It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames . |
3 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
4 | So after a few words , he says , Oh well , right I 'll put you through as yard foreman from next week . |
5 | So within a few days of his grudging acceptance by his parliamentary colleagues , Law 's leadership was ratified by the throng of party notables at Leeds ; here he received a reception more typical of what was to come in the future . |
6 | I had to wait until the female was bulging-ripe , so within a few days she was brooding . |
7 | Minority groups under pressure change , and do so in a few generations : they become bilingual and accept the culture of the larger society . |
8 | So in a few years ' time mobile phones will be brought to the masses . |
9 | Korea 's Samsung will start doing so in a few weeks . |