Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period . |
| 2 | Only a few girls told me that these matters were ever discussed within their families . |
| 3 | Only a few families supported him , the rest were either wavering or hostile . |
| 4 | It is surprisingly hard to find , only a few places sell it — I presume because of quality controls — and we were unsuccessful . |
| 5 | A poll showed that Mr Da Silva won it , burying the myth that as an ex-factory worker with only a few years schooling he is unqualified for the presidency . |
| 6 | Woosnam himself , angry at the time of the incident at the 13th , said this week that ‘ only a few people spoilt it for a lot ’ . |
| 7 | Despite a major publicity campaign , only a few people thought they 'd seen her or even spoken to her . |
| 8 | Only a few steps brought him to within feet of her . |
| 9 | This method ensures that the file designer is not forced to provide very large embedded overflow areas on every cylinder , when only a few cylinders require them . |
| 10 | He moved closer , until just a few inches separated them , staring down into her eyes with intent written all over his face . |
| 11 | I 'd like to spend erm a few minutes , hopefully not too long because I 'm er known for talking for hours and hours when it comes to our company and our product , but hopefully just a few minutes telling you about our approach to developing an open accounting system . |
| 12 | Midge Ure was playing for nothing , just a few beers to see him through the evening . |
| 13 | These have been just a few ideas to get you started . |
| 14 | Lesbian issues came to be taken seriously only when there were a number of lesbian volunteers ( and quite a few men supporting them too ) who were prepared to be loud-mouthed , difficult , overworked and sometimes thoroughly disliked within the organization . |
| 15 | If the winning shot ever comes from a longbow again , quite a few people thought it would mean the end of that meeting and adjournment to the pub to spend the rest of the day celebrating ! |
| 16 | ‘ We got quite a few people giving us their old notes which was quite naughty — especially as the bank refused to change them . ’ |
| 17 | But I do get quite a few people phone me as you know asking for information . |
| 18 | There was quite a few schools used it . |