Example sentences of "[noun prp] be only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Coed Glas is only a few miles away from Ty Mawr , the controversial children 's home which is to be closed shortly after a major inquiry .
2 Bernice glanced over her shoulder and was relieved to see that Francis and Elaine were only a few metres behind her .
3 The full extent of this system is yet to be established , but the gouffre Pierre-Saint-Martin is only a few miles as the Pyrenean crow flies from the Gorges de Kakouetta and forms part of the one vast hydrological network .
4 Unfortunately , when Beth was only a few feet away , Matthew raised his head and his eyes met hers .
5 LIVER transplant girl Kelly Prosser is only a few smiles away from home , thanks to caring friends .
6 Caroline was only a few days old when Wordsworth left for home , and during 1793 , marooned in England without an income or particular hopes of finding one , he learned helplessly of the rise of the Terror in France following the overthrow of the Girondins in June that year .
7 At Godstowe Priory Dame Frances was only a few minutes away from death .
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