Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [prep] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Planned studies will compare strength of stereotype formation , when the same amount of information about a novel group is either concentrated in a small number of salient individuals , or dispersed across several members of the group . |
| 2 | The main features of tabes are an inability to balance when the eyes are shut , numbness , and ‘ tingling ’ sensations , ‘ lightning pains ’ , which are sharp , shooting pains , usually in the lower limbs , which may come and go in a short time or last for several days without remission . |
| 3 | Neither of them moved or spoke for several minutes . |
| 4 | If your business needs to deal with n different ‘ trading partners ’ , you do n't want to have to send messages in n different formats , or subscribe to several different networks . |
| 5 | It is suited to large multi-divisional firms producing a wide range of products and/or operating across several countries . |
| 6 | It was also probably a link that led through several species of hominids , some of which died out , to man . |
| 7 | ‘ But in adults it 's like a flu that lingers for several weeks . |
| 8 | Study that object for several minutes . |
| 9 | In addition it would enable correspondence that deals with several aspects of Council Tax to be dealt with at the same time and a co-ordinated response to be prepared by nominated officers . |
| 10 | Repeated training can cause changes that last for several weeks . |
| 11 | This led to the evacuation of 250 000 people which , although staggered over several days , led to great pressure on transport arteries . |
| 12 | Then he became dopey and fell into a deep sleep that lasted for several hours . |
| 13 | So marked were my anxieties that I buried that experience for several years . |
| 14 | There is a dog-headed creature that recurs in several images . |
| 15 | The celebrated intermittent lake of Cerknica covers an area of 28.4 sq km ( 11 sq miles ) and persists for several months . |
| 16 | The air was full of cigarette smoke and chatter in several different languages . |
| 17 | At present employees can pay up to 15 per cent of their salary to an approved pension scheme and gain from several important tax advantages . |
| 18 | NATO already had an Allied Mobile Force , first created in 1960 and consisting of several dozen aircraft and a 5,000-strong mixed-nationality division under German command . |
| 19 | Due to the complexity of the internal alterations it was necessary for the work to be programmed and undertaken in several phases , within the overall contract period of 18 months . |
| 20 | It covers about 3630 acres , traversed by the River Holbeck and drained by several small tributaries , mainly Fitlock Brook . |
| 21 | From its Midlands grassroots in the Clean-up TV Campaign , the NVALA has grown into an organisation with over 30,000 members , and has on several occasions organised nationwide petitions which have secured a formidable number of signatures . |
| 22 | ‘ Ernst Ludwig Kirchner : Paintings , Drawings and Prints ’ is a small survey selected from the museum 's own collection and supplemented by several loans from private sources . |
| 23 | The major Caledonian basic-ultrabasic intrusive complexes of north-east Scotland ( Wadsworth , 1982 ) have been investigated for copper , nickel , titanium and PGE by several mining companies and the BGS . |
| 24 | Though by no means uncommon , this approach wastes a great deal of staff time ( because the same titles will be listed and considered in several different sources ) and is also likely to lead to duplicate ordering . |
| 25 | Communicating in more than one language and trading in several currencies is a way of life in much of Europe , so many of our Community partners are already comparatively experienced in trading across international boundaries . |
| 26 | She had clung terrified to her hiding-place as it was carried and dropped with several others just like it . |
| 27 | As he stood on the steps before the heavy front door and dug in his pocket for his keys he could hear the ringing of a telephone , blanked and muffled by several layers of brick and plaster . |
| 28 | For example , I recently came across the word ‘ homerun ’ and tried for several seconds to read it as ‘ homer-un ’ , until I saw the correct morpheme structure . |
| 29 | The chains are unbranched and consist of several hundred units with a repeating structure 3 . |
| 30 | From Holt Fleet the Way crosses the parkland of Ombersley Court and passes through the village of Ombersley and across Westwood Park to the town of Droitwich the route continues along the Roman Salt Way and goes through a variety of farms , follows a canal and passes through several small villages . |