Example sentences of "[verb] [art] few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He says a few inches either way and he would have been killed .
2 You may remember a few months before Christmas , I think , that the five District Councils in Oxford County joined together to say that they felt that Government housing policy was failing to deal with the growing housing crisis in Oxfordshire .
3 The story we heard a few moments ago concerns one of the miracles that God performed as a part of Elisha 's ministry in Israel .
4 When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion .
5 Just as we saw a few weeks ago Zaccheus was , er , between him being up the tree and hitting the ground , that man was converted .
6 Some politicians believe the public would prefer to pay a few pounds more council tax and less in insurance
7 He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit .
8 He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit if they needed one .
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