Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 2 | As the name suggests , the sole purpose of the group was to have fun , and perhaps show off to a few friends . |
| 3 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
| 4 | The rock is a unique form of conglomerate , so warming up on a few practice routes was needed to get a feel for it . |
| 5 | Erm we 'd better get on to a few other things . |
| 6 | I can not sum up in a few sentences what will be the substance itself of my book . |
| 7 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 8 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 9 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 10 | And if you 're just taking up gardening , it can be difficult to decide what you really need — to begin with you can easily get by with a few basic tools . |
| 11 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 12 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 13 | ATP could always come up with a few money-spinners in its annual output , but the lavish location and studio work on Whom the Gods Love , Dean 's film on the life of Mozart , irritated board chairman Sir Stephen Courtauld , who began to argue that Dean was doing too much stage work , and had alienated George Formby . |
| 14 | Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag . |
| 15 | The group 's sound engineer , Mike Stout , deputised and also stood in on the few occasions Solowka chose to attend Leeds United matches instead of gigs . |
| 16 | Of course , where the wealth goes is a problem , since it often ends up in a few hands . |
| 17 | ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’ |
| 18 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 19 | Might as well sit down for a few minutes might n't we ? |
| 20 | The video shop did n't open up until a few minutes after ten . |
| 21 | But if Geoff does n't turn up in a few minutes . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up . |
| 23 | Ramesh K was then brought in for a few minutes . |
| 24 | One possibility is to choose two or three at a time , as above , and then go on to a few others . |
| 25 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |