Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [be] " in BNC.

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1 For her it was one of the few instances where Susan was allowed to be anything other than a 15-year-old schoolgirl .
2 This was one of the few occasions when Joan was unable to accompany her half-sister .
3 There are a few areas where descriptions are skimped ( for instance of Doppler effect ) and I found a few small errors .
4 A few hours later ministers were saying that there would be extra payments .
5 So this statement could be him trying to play down the incident … remember there were a few incidents where cuntona was reported to have stormed off to france .
6 There are a few detectors where rechargeables are not recommended ; in such cases it is best to stick to alkalines .
7 ‘ That 's what we planned , ’ she agreed , and a few minutes later Cicely was talking of leaving for the hospital in half an hour .
8 A few minutes later Agnes was hurrying across the yard with the fresh linen in her arms , making for the house at the end of the square , when a man passing along the pavement glanced at her , then stopped and , raising his hat , said , ‘ Good afternoon , ’ and stepped towards her .
9 He turned to talk to me , but a few minutes later Ben was arguing about another of Will 's plays .
10 A few minutes later Marcus was sitting in the bathroom before a washbasin ( the water was hot ) with a towel over his chest and his face covered with shaving cream .
11 Just a few minutes later French was released on bail pending an appeal .
12 A few minutes later Pet was back .
13 There was a game they 'd played a few times when Edith was out of the house , a rough-and-tumble sort of thing , perfectly harmless .
14 These are a few examples where cost is an important reason for the under-use of services by the lower socio-economic groups .
15 I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest .
16 A few days later Lumumba was arrested , and then released .
17 To clinch matters , a few days later George was killed , shot through the head as his battalion advanced on St Eloi .
18 A few days later Tock was wandering past the door .
19 A few days later Gorbachev was back on Lenin 's tomb watching the Soviet tanks and legions saluting the 45th anniversary of victory in the second world war .
20 When they opened the ground at a few years ago Bill was still alive , and er we could go and visit , go into the ground and go and have a look round and it was open to the , the general public .
21 A few years ago Saunderson was a tele-communications student at the local East Michigan University .
22 The Japanese are number one in terms of imports in the US ceramics market , whereas a few years ago Wedgwood was clearly number one .
23 A few years ago Japanese-Americans were compensated for being interned during the second world war , and some ( mostly white ) people have begun to point out that blacks have yet to be compensated for centuries of slavery .
24 When the recession and falling prices hit the oil industry a few years later Caltex was able to ‘ shake out ’ the workforce with ease .
25 It had a marked effect on those who read his poetry , and a few years later Leonard was to find himself tutored by one of Pound 's most sympathetic admirers and directed to the understanding of the American 's verse , somewhat to Leonard 's concern , as we shall see .
26 A few weeks later Thomas was shot .
27 A few weeks later Kee was in the garden outside his house .
28 A few weeks ago Middlesbrough were 20–1 for the championship .
29 Just a few weeks ago Safet was re-united with his mother , wife , and the daughter he had never seen , Emina .
30 Just as we saw a few weeks ago Zaccheus was , er , between him being up the tree and hitting the ground , that man was converted .
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