Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 2 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
| 3 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 4 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 5 | Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers . |
| 6 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 7 | South-East Gully can be entered from a lower point , so dispensing with a few feet of scrambling above the climbs . |
| 8 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 9 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 10 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 11 | Many mums who have apparently short labours have actually been gently dilating for a few days without realising it and without having any of the other traditional ‘ signs ’ of labour : a ‘ show ’ as the plug to the cervix is expelled , waters breaking or the first contractions . |
| 12 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
| 13 | She has even suggested that a little less fishing might deplete the shoals enough to squeeze in a few vegetables . |
| 14 | Abandoned fawns have been reared on a bottle , only to die within a few months . |
| 15 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 16 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 17 | I mean we are only talking about a few yards difference . |
| 18 | ‘ The cards have only raked in a few customers , ’ Ashley said . |
| 19 | But the treatment has to be repeated because the Americans transplanted the gene into cells that only live for a few months . |
| 20 | Between the wars the Salvation Army started in Kent Road , but only lasted for a few years . |
| 21 | During the afternoon , while he sat idly chatting to a few men in the masons ' lean-to , James Menzies arrived , his brown horse soaked black . |
| 22 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 23 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 24 | She only stayed for a few months , then she became unwell and had to give up the job . |
| 25 | No she only stayed for a few weeks in Summer |
| 26 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 27 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 28 | When told by them that the sales of budgerigar seed were disastrous and the market might easily disappear within a few years , Mrs Franklin came back with what you may think was a simple answer — but it was profound in terms of changing British public opinion — she said , " Breed your own consumers . " |
| 29 | The application may be submitted at any time ( as long as the candidate is still registered with the Institute ) and the examination is normally arranged within a few weeks . |
| 30 | Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ? |