Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may have to look at a few options but there are not many . |
| 2 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 3 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 4 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 5 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 6 | It 's been toyed with a few times but as far I 'm aware , this is probably the first serious attempt — certainly at the sort of scale we 're talking of — to use a perched beach to provide coastal protection . |
| 7 | You slipped over a few times but you got up alright did n't you ? |
| 8 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 9 | It is particularly this aspect of BSL structure which not only creates the concentration of meaning in a few glosses but is frequently brought into use by deaf people . |