Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The field was empty except for a few ewes with young lambs . |
| 2 | But the natives were friendly except for a few incidents in Skye . |
| 3 | Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them . |
| 4 | This is good news for all because with a few modifications hopefully on the same car I may be in with a chance for first prize next year where the prize money increases plus a trip to the States to see their ‘ Sound Off Championships ’ . |
| 5 | Bad today , the situation will get worse when in a few years the number of potential recruits begins to decline . |
| 6 | The scales on the disk extend just into the dorsal edge of the disk , the ventral interradial areas are naked except for a few scales next to the genital slit . |
| 7 | Injuries in war and disasters provide numerous anecdotes of the anaesthetic effects of shock ; a doctor in the aftermath of London 's Clapham rail crash of 1988 reported having treated several victims lying or sitting by the track in a state of bewilderment and oblivious of serious wounds ; in one case an ankle was completely severed other than for a few shreds of flesh . |