Example sentences of "[prep] just a few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Had its fabric endured with its frescoes undamaged for just a few centuries longer , it might well have been ranked as one of the world 's Seven Wonders .
2 ‘ Seems like just a few minutes ago
3 That seems a far cry from just a few years ago when the only diesels were lorries , buses and the occasional taxi .
4 In just a few days over eighty people came forward , eager to support , and to add their voices and their knowledge of their neighbours to the case .
5 And she had n't honestly thought he had — until just a few hours ago on the beach when he 'd said that this was goodbye .
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