Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pos pn] [adj] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
| 2 | His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money . |
| 3 | He 's literally down to his last few pounds |
| 4 | Howard laughs more in his first few weeks on Harry 's group than he has ever laughed in his life before . |
| 5 | He half hoped she 'd bring back a burnt-offering , the way she had so often in their first few months of marriage , when she had deigned to cook for him . |
| 6 | Do not miss the Felice Varini exhibition at the Jennifer Flay gallery , now in its last few days ( closing 7 June ) ; Varini is followed by the American Karen Kilimnik , who will be setting up a large installation . |
| 7 | Even during its first few years , however , the Nordic Council began to achieve a considerable degree of coordination in the legislation of the three states , though these related to practical matters that did not seem to threaten national independence . |