Example sentences of "[prep] only [art] few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public perception of the war in Europe was of a senseless conflict fought out in the mud and filth of Flanders , with thousands killed each day for the sake of only a few yards of territory soon lost in the next offensive . |
| 2 | A good idea can therefore be brought to a successful and polished conclusion in a very short time at the cost of only a few sheets of paper and with the minimum of effort . |
| 3 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 4 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 5 | The fact that most of the rainforest is uninhabited , with only a few pockets of indigenous communities , makes exploitation attractive . |
| 6 | The last meeting was held on Oki premises a few weeks ago with only a few friends of the family in attendance . |
| 7 | If you are a small man , with only a few pounds of surplus weight , and are in a big hurry to lose it . |
| 8 | With only a few islands of relief the Government did very badly in by-elections front the autumn of 1933 to the spring of 1935 . |
| 9 | Data on accelerated soil erosion in the tropics is generally derived from small experimental plots , with only a few years of data . |
| 10 | Now , however , she was dying of tuberculosis and , with only a few weeks of life left , the past was very much on her mind . |
| 11 | Within only a few hours of the big bang , the production of helium and other elements would have stopped . |
| 12 | Entrances should be preceded by only a few frames of ‘ dead ’ action , and exits should be equally neat . |