Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] in a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She has even suggested that a little less fishing might deplete the shoals enough to squeeze in a few vegetables . |
| 3 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 4 | ‘ The cards have only raked in a few customers , ’ Ashley said . |
| 5 | Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ? |
| 6 | Some women have minor side-effects which normally pass in a few months . |
| 7 | Rules ensuring media ownership is not concentrated in a few hands , with restrictions on cross media holdings . |
| 8 | Both the ITC and the Radio Authority are to enforce rules ensuring media ownership is not concentrated in a few hands . |
| 9 | We 've already put in a few letters to start you off . |
| 10 | Even with a well performed sphincterotomy of judivious size , unpredictable harmorrhage still occurs in a few cases . |
| 11 | Nurse Eileen Farragher said : ‘ Physically he 'll be okay to go back to work in a few weeks — but mentally he 's still shocked . ’ |
| 12 | What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network . |
| 13 | Yes , and I have even added in a few pictures which have never been seen before . |
| 14 | I think we might as well get in a few things and anyway I want some envelope re-use labels . |
| 15 | The Kent Impact Study predicted losses of between 4,500 and 6,500 from a total workforce of 12,500 , heavily concentrated in a few ports , and these figures are not disputed by the recent Kent Impact Monitoring Report . |
| 16 | He would be coming round to collect in a few minutes ' time . |
| 17 | The point is that they are unlikely to find answers to these questions neatly encapsulated in a few words , and so they are forced to be selective in what they read . |