Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The windscreen wipers trudge sluggishly and ineffectively through the water , bringing visibility down to a few feet . |
2 | Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up . |
3 | It referred to a note which he 'd included with the Firearm Certificate application form and the fee , saying that he ( Sampson ) had a chance at a Weatherby Magnum Deluxe rifle at a price that was madness , but only if he could wrap the deal up within a few days . |
4 | They would have the fire brigade round in a few moments if the external noise had been as loud as the internal one . |
5 | The European Year of Tourism officially ended at a conference in Budapest , at which the HCIMA presented and participated in the workshop on training and management along with a few others , including the President of the Committee for Vocational training in Germany and the Deputy Secretary of the World Tourism Organisation . |
6 | So we have got his name down at a few schools |
7 | If he was n't home , I 'd go back to the squat and keep my head down for a few days . |
8 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
9 | We pushed each other around for a few minutes . |
10 | She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers . |
11 | On moderately dry ground , for example along the coast of Antarctica , unsorted polygons are convex shapes in the ground up to a few metres across , ringed by a network of furrows that mark the positions of persistent cracks ( Figure 3.8 ) . |
12 | Only when that bar in the bathroom was wafer thin or the toilet roll down to a few sheets , would the replacement be moved to the Forward Depot — the bathroom cupboard . |
13 | Although she had made some photocopies to study later , it was possible that Adam might be able to clear the matter up in a few moments . |
14 | They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know . |
15 | Cut the rootstock back to a few inches high . |