Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [adv] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having a naturally restrained appetite , which probably means that you are only a few pounds overweight and have gained this weight over a lengthy period . |
| 2 | Her mother Fran said : ‘ I can not believe we are just a few hours from going home . |
| 3 | The chick 's beaks are removed with a hot knife when they are just a few days old in order to prevent the savage pecking which often occurs in densely populated factory farming environments . |
| 4 | But by their very nature they are only a few lines on a piece of paper at the moment . |
| 5 | Ground-nests are so well concealed that predators can easily overlook them even when they are only a few feet away . |
| 6 | It is an inborn fear that develops when they are only a few months old , regardless of whether they have ever met an owl . |
| 7 | Even when they are only a few months old , they have claws and teeth quite long and sharp enough to damage one another . |