Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [art] few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the tide springs up the shore the furthest , it also recedes the furthest — uncovering pools which may be accessible by foot for only a few hours each year . |
| 2 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |
| 3 | After only a few days one of the H . |
| 4 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 5 | The 28,000 mile race could be settled within the space of just a few hours this weekend . |
| 6 | And with only a few places available each year , it 's like a bottleneck near the top , and the harder it becomes . |
| 7 | With only a few exceptions all those aged 18 or over are liable to pay the same basic charge . |
| 8 | At just a few days old , she and Carly , who were born in Rush Green Hospital , Romford , Essex , joined at the chest and upper abdomen , sharing a liver heart cavity , were separated in seven hours of surgery . |
| 9 | This is due to the fact that we are no longer told to add crushed rusks to our babies ' bottles at just a few weeks old . |
| 10 | During the first few tens of Ma Jupiter would cool so quickly that it hardly matters what the initial temperatures were provided that they were at least a few times 10 000 K. After a few hundred Ma , the exact time depending on the initial temperatures but in any case a small fraction of Jupiter 's lifetime , the rate of cooling would be far less . |
| 11 | Most of these accidents could have been avoided by just a few minutes extra care . |
| 12 | ‘ I think it 's done by quite a few groups these days , ’ said Mike Morrissey of the CMAC . |