Example sentences of "[conj] it [adv] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
| 2 | The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively . |
| 3 | If it merely has a few extra grammes of plutonium squirrelled away ( something explicable as an oversight — or the ‘ oops ’ factor ) , then it might be ready to end its quarrel with the rest of the world in return for a deal that could even bring diplomatic recognition from America , together with trade and aid from South Korea and Japan . |
| 4 | She 'd never been the crying sort — but it just took a few well-chosen words from him to reduce her to a jelly . |
| 5 | Dave Simpson 's crushingly honest expos of the bust , buttock and bathing costume business may not answer all the questions but it certainly poses a few important ones . |
| 6 | It might all be nonsense , she thought , but it certainly tied a few things together . |
| 7 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |