Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should need only a few turns |
| 2 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |
| 3 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 4 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 5 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 6 | Beetles , wasps , squirrels etc feed upon the leaves and acorns of the oak ; but a tree that weighs 100 tonnes may produce only a few tonnes of such provender each year . |
| 7 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 8 | The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day . |
| 9 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 10 | A couple of years ago FAST would get only a few complaints about car boot sales a year . |
| 11 | Yet again , a big , comparatively heavy bait such as a lobworm , on a clean bottom may require only a few inches , for the sheer weight of this bait means the bream has to position himself quite close to it for the suck to be effective . |
| 12 | Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future . |
| 13 | No doubt the offenders were heartened by the fact that if caught , they will serve only a few years . |
| 14 | The DCS200 uses rechargeables , which will last only a few hours per charge . |
| 15 | On bad days it rains and the mist covers everything in silence — you can see only a few yards in front of you and , if you wander from the road , can easily get lost . |
| 16 | Out of this maelstrom we can select only a few thinkers and those ideas which stand out in retrospect as marking out the major developments and as setting the scene for more recent times . |
| 17 | Susan , who lives in Sunderland , can walk only a few paces with a stick , has lost the use of an arm and has impaired eyesight . |
| 18 | Here we can mention only a few events which led to major therapeutic developments , and pass by much else which gave the clues and spurs for progress . |
| 19 | The spores apparently can live only a few weeks at most in the environment ; infections have been induced experimentally by contact with spores from the insect 's surroundings , but this is probably a minor source of infection in nature . |