Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 2 | As far as the performance went … well , individually Macca played really well with a few lovely cross field balls . |
| 3 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 4 | Stainless steel , the dominant material in the sink market , could not meet those needs : ‘ Asterite ’ could , and its sales have grown very rapidly in the few years since its introduction . |
| 5 | Todays toil to lower the level of the brook takes a bitmore than one man and his dog , but the necessary speed of the work means thispiece of Georgian architecture will be hidden once more in a few days when the brook 's allowed to flow through here again . |
| 6 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 7 | Up until Lavery 's strike — he pulled first time from an acute angle — Armagh had huffed and puffed against a Mayo side that relied too heavily on a few individuals . |
| 8 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 9 | The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track . |
| 10 | After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday . |
| 11 | It was a little short , but she managed quite well after a few practice steps . |
| 12 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 13 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 14 | Inevitably they come straight down in a few minutes looking rather sheepish ! |
| 15 | However , she leaves more cheerfully after a few choice words from one of the boys suggesting that her photograph should be changed because it does n't do her justice . |
| 16 | She sat there silently for a few moments . |
| 17 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 18 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 19 | He stood very still for a few seconds , a faint frown lining his forehead , then the wide mouth twisted in the wry teasing smile which flipped her heart over . |