Example sentences of "[noun] a few [noun pl] [adj -er] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point , when the cab driver crashed a late amber light , Manville thought he had shaken off his pursuer , only to identify the vehicle a few moments later as it re-emerged from another side-street . |
| 2 | Zach , Tom discovered , was a voluble , curly-haired boy a few months older than Willie , only taller and in bad need , so he thought , of a haircut . |
| 3 | She completed the course a few pounds heavier and clutching a diploma for her efforts . |
| 4 | Her portion had been painted apricot , its front door a few tones darker than its walls . |
| 5 | Close friendships with girls a few years older or younger than oneself were actively discouraged , and it seemed to us that to be seen in earnest conversation with a girl who belonged neither to one 's own year or one 's own house was tantamount to admitting that one was engaged in a lesbian liaison . |