Example sentences of "[noun] from [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , few families can have such secure or cheap fuel supplies today as those who can obtain their annual needs from only a few days work spent cutting , drying , hauling and stacking peat .
2 That seems a far cry from just a few years ago when the only diesels were lorries , buses and the occasional taxi .
3 Whether you are perceiving the planet from only a few feet up or from around the lofty peaks of mountains and hillsides , excellent sight ( or sonar ) is almost a prerequisite : there are hosts of obstacles to circumnavigate and far distances to discern if you travel by air !
4 But a Home Office pathologist said Grant had been shot in the back of the head from just a few inches .
5 No doubt from only a few yards out of the clearing , to get a straight view .
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