Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] just a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that I was asleep for just a few minutes when I was awakened by some noisy bastard shouting into the trench . |
| 2 | And all of this for just a few pounds . |
| 3 | Some of them have been empty for the 20 years since they were built , others have been empty for just a few years . |
| 4 | Sometimes , a tree may be all female , at other times , mostly male with just a few branches carrying fruits from female flowers , and at other times again , the flowers will have both male and female organs , as is the case in most other flowering plants . |
| 5 | Had its fabric endured with its frescoes undamaged for just a few centuries longer , it might well have been ranked as one of the world 's Seven Wonders . |
| 6 | I stayed right where I was on the floor telling myself I 'd be fine in just a few minutes . |
| 7 | While our friends have made their new houses look good in just a few hours with a lick of paint , we 've had to put up new ceilings , repair skirting boards and hack off layers of old tiles . |
| 8 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 9 | The cellular type are best for just a few seeds : sow two or three in each cell and thin to one if more germinate . |
| 10 | and Clifford , no Clifford said , the lads to each other are we going out again dad you know cos oh Margaret was in , yes , and there was some other boys , the boy across the road was eating something and the boys said and Clifford said do you mind if I just sit in the chair and be quiet for just a few minutes and he just sat in the chair and had his heart attack |
| 11 | I see it as asking : ‘ What reasons do governments feel justify their vast spending on weapons and equipment , which are more important than : a ) public opinion , and b ) the knowledge that such armaments are bound to become obsolete in just a few years ’ time ? ’ |