Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a [det] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The scientists stressed that it was little more than a laboratory curiosity , the energy coming from the fusion of only a few hydrogen atoms and ‘ was scarcely enough to register on highly sensitive measuring instruments ’ ; although the process had no immediate commercial value it suggested ‘ possible industrial uses of immeasurable importance ’ .
2 So volcanic rocks are composed of only a few mineral groups , each group having its own characteristic atomic structure .
3 ‘ Where will our exporters be if one day the foreign shipowners find it cheaper only to call in Rotterdam with just a few feeder services to this country ? ’
4 But in just a few years computers have made many specialised tasks obsolete , enabling one person not only to do the work of many , but to do many different jobs at once .
5 Very large numbers of synonyms for even a few home addresses can make it impractical , however .
6 In a nutshell , SAYE is a regular savings scheme offered by just a few building societies which can be opened by anyone aged 16 or over .
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