Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to have been this last line which caused the editors of the Annotated Index to the Cantos of Ezra Pound to provide one of the few pieces of misinformation in that admirable work . |
| 2 | He said he could do that in a few minutes after getting to his office , and I arranged to ring him later in the morning . |
| 3 | If the user only wishes to produce text on the system and is prepared to restrict this to a few styles and sizes then such a device is perfectly adequate . |
| 4 | She had done this before a few times perhaps , but not that many times . |
| 5 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 6 | They had made sure of the few proprietors between there and Dunkeld ; the Duke of Atholl 's authority was weaker here ; tomorrow would be the hard day when they made a drive up to Moulin and Faskally : perhaps they should go and terrify them now while darkness made them lonely ? |
| 7 | Beginning the Cystopurin treatment at the first signs of an attack will usually help you feel better within a few hours . |
| 8 | IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . |
| 9 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 10 | After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror … |
| 11 | These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again . |
| 12 | Or it was just some seventeenth-century Dutch hippie paid to sit still for a few weeks in a dark robe in a cold studio . |
| 13 | and just make sure about a few things do n't we on the book one . |
| 14 | I 'm getting low on a few colours . |
| 15 | ‘ I will take the Opposition seriously on crime when they support , for example , the Prevention of Terrorism Act — and we will give them an opportunity to do that within a few days , ’ he said to Tory cheers . |
| 16 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 17 | ‘ Gets better after a few drinks . |
| 18 | If girls are under sixteen , they can either continue at school , have a home tutor , or perhaps attend one of the few projects run specifically for pregnant schoolgirls and schoolgirl mothers , two of which — the Arbour Project in Liverpool and the Barkerend Unit in Bradford — are described here . |
| 19 | Many existing systems which do n't already heat the hot water can be adapted to do so , but if yours ca n't ( an early warm air system , say ) or if you 're installing one of the few types of system that does n't also heat the hot water ( such as electric storage radiators ) , you will have to choose the hot water system . |
| 20 | On his last day , feeling a little guilty about sending his wife out shopping , he said , ‘ ’ There 's no need to go shopping today , love , I notice you have a nice bit of boiled ham in the fridge , I 'll have that with a few tomatoes . ' ’ |
| 21 | We should have that in a few minutes on the , the quotes side , Mark 's gon na bring them in to me . |
| 22 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 23 | Try saying that after a few gins . |
| 24 | We all know that we feel better after a few days in the mountains but why is this ? |
| 25 | ‘ If you wear that , ’ he said curtly , ‘ you 'll destroy one of the few things your father possessed . |
| 26 | In doing so it became one of the few countries where the brand has an active agency handling Guinness through the retail distribution system . |
| 27 | Daz Sumner , who became one of the few riders to beat Berwick 's powerful Richard Knight on his own track this season , tried to inspire his colleagues but even skipper Steve Regeling struggled for points . |
| 28 | And they even became one of the few luxuries allowed to monks . |
| 29 | He became a sergeant and later , because of an act of suicidal braver , became one of the few men promoted from the ranks to become an officer . |
| 30 | Nor had the sudden coolness between himself and Mrs J. Roscoe escaped most of the other tourists ; indeed , this development was proving one of the few topics of conversation as the coach accelerated along the dual carriageway towards Woodstock . |