Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] only [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I met Nigel only a few years ago . |
| 2 | The last exchange of messages took place only a few seconds later when the tower asked the height of the aircraft ; on receiving the reply " 1,400 on the QNH " the tower controller observed : " I think you are to the south of the field " . |
| 3 | As a direct consequence of that success , we believe that the inaugural World Sevens , taking place only a few miles from the company headquarters in Perth and with its strong Scottish flavour through its base at Murrayfield , ideally suited for The Famous Grouse . |
| 4 | It took Beth only a few minutes to put on her bonnet and best shawl while Peggy dressed the boy for outdoors . |
| 5 | Single-mode fibres also operate at 1.3 micrometres , but they have cores only a few micrometers across . |