Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few occassions this year he 's had a go at some defender who is twice as big as him . |
| 2 | The Alex Harvey Band came into the shop quite a few times that summer , Chris Glenn , the bass player , bought his gold lurex socks from us . |
| 3 | I saw him play a few times last year when they were still in the premier div. and was fairly impressed however I have n't seen his form this season and I 'm sure a year in Div.1 wo n't have improved him . |
| 4 | I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game . |
| 5 | Oxford United have come off the rails a few times this season . |
| 6 | rachel says she learnt to ski with Chantelle at Gloucester five years ago … she has been out to the snow a few times this season and to be good you have to be able to get out there but this slope is good … and almost like the real thing |
| 7 | Thornaby skipper Mike Priestley will be hoping he can repeat that feat for him a few times this season . |
| 8 | Well having seen Blackburn Rovers away from home a few times this season I I 've got ta say at half time I thought they 'd they 'd be comfortably in control . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's just that you 've been out a few times this morning . ’ |
| 10 | He suddenly laughed wheezily , his few teeth gleaming blue in the moonlight . |
| 11 | Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' . |
| 12 | In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified . |
| 13 | Immunostaining for each enzyme was present in the cytoplasm of tumour cells ( Fig 3 and 4 ) , although in a few cases nuclear staining was also seen for the glutathione S-transferases . |
| 14 | But in a few cases careful evidence must be gathered to show whether the attachment falls within Cox v Harrison at ( B ) 7 above . |
| 15 | Spend some time reading or , even better , join a class and then practise , practise , practise — just for a few minutes each day . |
| 16 | Most of these accidents could have been avoided by just a few minutes extra care . |
| 17 | After a few minutes dried food becomes soggy and loses its appeal , so the rule becomes : feed no more than the fish will eat in five minutes . |
| 18 | Over the three days that Forester had been observing , his schedule had been consistent to within a few minutes either way . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's serious ! ’ said Robert , ‘ and Rafiq and his boys wo n't stop at a few groans this time . |
| 20 | For a few hours each day the HCI Captain keeps them occupied like a regular Mary Poppins with games excursions and rehearsals for junior showtime . |
| 21 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 22 | Could you come for a few hours each day , do you think ? ’ |
| 23 | I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ . |
| 24 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 25 | When the tide springs up the shore the furthest , it also recedes the furthest — uncovering pools which may be accessible by foot for only a few hours each year . |
| 26 | Newly qualified nurses are expected to receive an orientation and induction programme appropriate to their appointments , followed by a consolidation period for a minimum period of three months , when it is recommended that a few hours each week be set aside for learning periods either with other newly qualified staff or as self-directed learning . |
| 27 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 28 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 29 | One arrived at the bedside of a total stranger , and inside of a few hours that stranger became not merely the most important person in the world , but one 's entire world . |
| 30 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |