Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a few [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just under half lived in the same household as the dementia sufferer ( 45 per cent ) ; most of the remainder lived within easy reach : 14 per cent in the same street or only a few minutes ' walk away , 20 per cent within two miles , ten per cent within five miles , and only 11 per cent further than five miles away ( although in Newham 36 per cent of the principal carers lived more than two miles away compared with only 12 per cent in Ipswich ) . |
| 2 | What she wanted from Luke Hunter was not a few months ' — or even a few years ' — sensual companionship . |
| 3 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 4 | After only a few minutes ' discussion , Hill and Branson agreed a transfer of the Sex Pistols ' contract from EMI to Virgin , conditional , of course , on the agreement of the group 's manager , Malcolm McLaren . |
| 5 | If you leave after only a few months ' experience here , believe me , you will find it hard to get a good job elsewhere . |