Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a few [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such large assemblages of young in the charge of only a few adults is known by the French word for a nursery — a creche . |
| 2 | A period of just a few seconds was allowed for recall and if they could recall only one or two letters the subjects were asked to specify their position in the sequence . |
| 3 | The employees interviewed in the 30 banks all have the responsibility for making lending decisions to small business customers , but in only a few cases were those branch managers as such , because generally the role of dealing with the small business customer is delegated to executives such as the specialised Enterprise Manager , or the Small Business Manager , all of whom had several years ' experience . |
| 4 | In only a few areas were there significant differences of political attitude between richer and poorer peasants , and these were wholly overshadowed by a common antipathy towards the landed nobility and determination to see their land transferred into peasant hands . |
| 5 | On the other hand , in many other spheres , the most amazing developments that have taken place in just a few decades are taken completely for granted and even more is expected . |