Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | from my vantage point I saw nothing in the few seconds between the County Inspector 's announcement to have incited what appeared to be a concerted start by the police . |
| 2 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
| 3 | I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . |
| 4 | It would explain how Greg manages to be in one piece while the Lorelei is nothing but a few planks of driftwood . |
| 5 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
| 6 | I walked as in a nightmare , aware of nothing but the few yards of tarmac ahead and stopping every few yards . |
| 7 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 8 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |