Example sentences of "[ex0] be [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are even a few herrings for good measure . |
| 2 | There are just a few questions and we 'll let you go back to the Vicarage . |
| 3 | There are just a few questions I 'd like to ask you . |
| 4 | In this battle , thankfully , there are just a few bruises |
| 5 | Staying with the African bagrids , there are also a few others that will be just as good . |
| 6 | There are also a few records for January , but only two for the first half of February . |
| 7 | There are also a few experiments in Earth geometry that gain from the rapid transfer of data between distant schools . |
| 8 | There are also a few cases where we can roughly predict the location of a particular error . |
| 9 | There are also a few rules about pictorial balance . |
| 10 | Before the war they were split between two empires : Ottoman and Persian After 1925 they were split between four states : Turkey , Iran , Iraq and Syria ( there are also a few Kurds in the Soviet Union ) . |
| 11 | Just outside Kos town , the Atlantis II is in a quiet spot only ten minutes walk from the discos and twenty minutes to the town centre and there are also a few bars and restaurants nearby . |
| 12 | However , the conflict between modern farming practice and environmental conservation is by no means an irreconcilable one and , although entrenched positions have been taken up on both sides , there are now a few signs of a more sophisticated awareness of the Problems involved and a more constructive desire on the part of both farming organizations and the environmental lobby to overcome them . |
| 13 | ‘ There are still a few things to sort out . |
| 14 | Newell admits that there are still a few things that the software can not do — in particular it does not handle the dynamic marks that define volume , or tempo markings . |
| 15 | This was formerly the ceramic market and there are still a few potters ' stalls at the far end near Charles Bridge . |
| 16 | It brings out the old policies of Enoch Powell way back and there are still a few Powellites in the Tory party . |
| 17 | If it is still more important to you to enjoy your fishing , using methods and approaches more akin to your liking , than it is to catch big fish at the cost of a great deal of enjoyment , then there are still a few waters where you can use ‘ classic ’ tactics . |
| 18 | There are still a few speeches in Greenaway 's house-style of inert paradox and cod worldliness — notably a digression by the Cook ( Richard Bohringer ) about black food and the price structure of restaurant meals — but the story , for better or worse , stands relatively clear of verbiage . |
| 19 | With eleven children leaving to go to ‘ big school ’ there are still a few places available for next term . |
| 20 | THERE are still a few places left on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land which Marie Stormont is organising on behalf of the Tour Company . |
| 21 | It is a fun trip and there are still a few places . |
| 22 | AS THE END of the 1992 airshow season rapidly approaches , there are still a few events worthy of a visit before winter and the withdrawal symptoms set in ! |
| 23 | However , there are still a few lenders who will consider 100 per cent of the property 's purchase price . |
| 24 | No high for finishing the marathon if you do n't run through the nerves at the start , the blisters , the soft grey stage of the race where the roadscape does n't change , where it feels as though you have done it all and yet there are still a few miles to go . |
| 25 | We have yet to experience any hard frosts , so autumn leaves still cling to branches and there are still a few flowers of white dead nettle , red campion and yarrow to attract the last of the drone flies . |
| 26 | There are still a few items left for sale with regard to the office renovation : — |
| 27 | There are only a few passes which remain open all year , although many smaller routes can be traversed freely throughout the summer months . |
| 28 | Almost all the crops are cash crops and there are only a few cattle in the area . |
| 29 | ‘ There are only a few minutes left , ’ Henri warned . |
| 30 | In fact , at each stage of the criminal justice process , there are only a few cases which get both widespread and sustained coverage in both the national and local press . |