Example sentences of "[verb] no more than a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 2 | Loverboy tries hard to be hilarious , but raises no more than a few laughs . |
| 3 | They had travelled no more than a few hundred yards — the Kurd leading , Miss Logan bringing up the rear — and were crossing a patch of rough scree , a descent more tiring than dangerous , when Miss Fergusson fell . |
| 4 | Straining the last possible revolutions from her roaring Paxman engines , the old lady of the fleet , Vigilant was first to reach Guiding Lights , but despite darkness and mist had to wait no more than a few minutes for the other cutters to join her — a feat of seamanship that later lead to great praise from their Investigation colleagues ashore . |
| 5 | In evolving PNP policy , therefore , officers consulted no more than a few carefully chosen heads , leaving the rest ignorant and deeply suspicious of what was going on . |
| 6 | Happiness , wonderful as it is , is a transient thing , often lasting no more than a few moments . |
| 7 | The alliance should prepare for a conventional war lasting no more than a few days . |
| 8 | The land was not flat now but undulating , rising no more than a few feet in various shades of brown and gold as far as the eye could see . |
| 9 | Civil servants may have spent no more than a few million pounds on the metals , although they may authorise more hefty purchases later . |
| 10 | A frequent or constant urge to urinate , which may be so strong you feel you may ‘ lose control ’ , even though you can actually pass no more than a few drops |
| 11 | There was something mysterious about him and she wanted to ask so many questions , but he had that locked-in look , so that even if she risked Salt 's caustic tongue and asked outright about how he 'd come to be a slave , what it was like in Jamaica , if Africa was full of cannibals and if he 'd eaten people , she 'd probably get no more than a few shrugs for answers . |
| 12 | The whole operation had taken no more than a few minutes . |
| 13 | Without the smallest impoliteness , he managed to exchange no more than a few greetings for the rest of the day , preferring the potency of elusiveness . |