Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She was only about five feet tall , if that , and the kid , a big healthy specimen , seemed to be only a few inches off the floor . |
2 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
3 | Space and depth are easily confused ; an animal 20 yards down may appear to be only a few feet away , and in following it down to get a closer look , a diver may suddenly find himself well past prescribed diving depths . |
4 | There are going to be quite a few discharges but I mean it was you know |
5 | It might sound ridiculous to suggest that the sun could shrink to being only a few miles across . |