Example sentences of "matter [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most " events " are of a very short duration — in the case of a banquet a matter of a few hours — but some can last longer — in the case of certain sporting events , conferences or exhibitions several days , or even one or two weeks . |
| 2 | It was only a matter of a few hours before the stranger had been slotted into the local kinship network ; and the recognition of kinship was mutual . |
| 3 | Certainly it was once hoped , particularly after the devastation of the last war , that modern architecture might with the aid of science and technology provide mankind with a wholly satisfying new environment — and do so in a matter of a few decades . |
| 4 | With about half a mile to go Elliott decided that it was time to make a move , and in a matter of a few strides Phar Lap had stormed up from last to first . |
| 5 | After that the injection of the litter was a matter of a few minutes . |
| 6 | While the woman has no natural way of eliminating the infection , it is probable that many men carry the infection in the urethra for a matter of a few days only , after which the flushing action of passing urine may eliminate the organisms . |
| 7 | In a matter of a few days it seemed , I was crying unashamedly with other City Temple folk at a prayer service arranged by Dr Weatherhead to ask God 's mercy on the people of Czechoslovakia . |
| 8 | In August , 1944 I was flying Mustangs from Grimbergen , through to the Arnhem campaign , and my memories are that we were the first RAF Squadron to be based near Brussels , and only a matter of a few days after our armies had liberated that City . |
| 9 | ( It was only a matter of a few days before a faster one appeared . ) |
| 10 | ‘ Look , we have been on this world a matter of a few days . |
| 11 | She knew that he was not going to like her question , might well accuse her of all sorts of things , not least acting like a jealous wife instead of a woman on whom he had clapped eyes only a matter of a few days before . |
| 12 | In a matter of a few months the firm moved from being an outsider in the specialist insurance audit market ( having about 15% of the top insurance companies , measured in terms of premium income ) to being one of the two market leaders . |
| 13 | It is a matter of a few years . |
| 14 | For one thing , the war was only a matter of a few years in the past and the number of potential suitors must have been severely limited , especially of the right intellect and calibre . |
| 15 | Not so long ago Eamon Darcy was edged out of the top nine automatic spots , losing by a matter of a few points . |
| 16 | The gap between the two men had closed to a matter of a few yards . |
| 17 | He had been scared then but it had been short-lived : terror lasting a matter of a few seconds , a minute at most . |
| 18 | I stayed until the measles epidemic was over , a matter of a few weeks , and then joined him with Tim in Poona . |
| 19 | Will the Secretary of State explain how he was able to commission a review of teaching methods in a matter of a few weeks , although his minimum standards — first laid down in 1981 — were not met in the 10 years that the Government allowed themselves , and the current review will not now report until the autumn ? |
| 20 | What they 've done in a matter of a few weeks is put together a data bank of information that 's colossal , and they 're dealing with an enormous amount of , of distress and problems . |
| 21 | He said the resident , who is in her late 70s , had been very confused about what had happened and had not reported the matter until a few days afterwards . |