Example sentences of "every few [noun] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Out in the lagoon a few yachts may be loitering , and every few moments the resplendent launch from the Hotel Cipriani sweeps another boat-load of guests , all sun-hats and bright colours , towards St Mark 's .
2 The beams of light from this lighthouse turn round completely once every few second The time taken for the beam to turn a full circle is different for every lighthouse .
3 Every few minutes a truck thunders down the strategic Salang Highway on its way from Hiratan on the Soviet border to Kabul .
4 Every few minutes a shell would swish over the rooftops to explode with a roar in the docks ; and more Syrian troops — nearer to the explosions and silhouetted against the sea — could be seen running beside the harbour wall .
5 Every few minutes a large solid mass breaks off and topples forward in a cascade of loose , glowing material , and comes to rest a few feet from the main mass , leaving a fading , sullen red glowing scar to mark the place on the flow where it came from .
6 Every few minutes a fresh fusillade of whirring bombs hurtles downwards to smash into the debris below , compelling the observer to stop walking idly around and take cover .
7 Every few minutes a plate crashed to the floor .
8 Every few minutes a man came in and called someone 's name .
9 Every few minutes a train rolled in , as if from some inexhaustible magazine of trains beyond the horizon , and , sucking into itself a multitude and departing again , left one platform for one moment emptying — and the next moment the platform was once more filled by the quenchless stream …
10 Every few minutes the guns would halt as some obstruction worked its way down the long column .
11 Every few minutes the cock tests the temperature of the mound : if it falls below 33 degrees Celsius he adds more compost , while if it rises above 33 degrees he makes a vent in the mound to cool the eggs .
12 Every few yards the narrow road was blocked with an indescribable melee .
13 Every few years the industry begins a campaign , backed in medical journals , for release from its shackles .
14 Every few years the gap is filled with a useful directory , but handy as they are such titles rarely survive for more than three editions : witness the demise of the Antique Collectors ' Club 's sadly missed Guide to Specialist Nurseries .
15 Every few seconds a plane would take off as another approached the cross runway , with a third coming in behind the take-off plane to land .
16 Every few seconds a vicious whip-flick of the wrist confirms there is life here .
17 Every few seconds the sounds of shots and explosions broke the fragile silence .
18 Every few lessons the class has a criticism , and the children will criticise each others ' work .
19 Home was a little nearer , and with every few miles the countryside grew a little uglier .
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