Example sentences of "[adj] that only a few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A sheltered housing project in Thornaby has proved so popular that only a few flats are left .
2 It is interesting that only a few years ago Mr Albert Baker of Baker Bros. , Upper Halling , paid the Vicar part of the cost of wood he had cut in Halling woods .
3 It seemed impossible that only a few hours before I had been happy in my cell at the aerodrome .
4 He chose a way of loving which was so outrageous and costly that only a few friends could follow him into his dark night of the soul .
5 It had been so quick and thorough that only a few people now remained around it , staring glassy-eyed , and the Rante itself already seemed oddly quiet and deserted .
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