Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 2 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 3 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 4 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 5 | erm Anybody that 's well-organized , good at clerical operations , preferably can type a little bit even though , if only perhaps with a few fingers , erm would make a perfectly computer operator for a small firm . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes . |
| 7 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 8 | so like after a few days I can her saying , oh , I 'm gon na have to go , I 'm gon na have to feed dog and they 're having it put down , they 're having it put down . |
| 9 | ‘ Katherine , you 'll be pleased to know that I 'm only here for a few days . |
| 10 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 11 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 12 | So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm . |
| 13 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 14 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 15 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 16 | Todays toil to lower the level of the brook takes a bitmore than one man and his dog , but the necessary speed of the work means thispiece of Georgian architecture will be hidden once more in a few days when the brook 's allowed to flow through here again . |
| 17 | After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday . |
| 18 | Marcus told everything , reluctantly at first , but more freely after a few minutes . |
| 19 | During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments . |
| 20 | The red-brick government-issue buildings stand isolated within a security fence , surrounded even today only by a few houses , fields , orchards and small villages housing some of Britain 's finest racehorse stables . |
| 21 | The process can be unpleasant and dangerous if unsupervised , but with medical , nursing and family help most people can ‘ detox ’ surprisingly easily within a few days at home or , if necessary , in hospital , without untoward symptoms . |
| 22 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 23 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 24 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 25 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 26 | This manifested itself quite dramatically on a few occasions when , the holding screws having sheared , the rail curled up behind the tank as it moved down the slope . |
| 27 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 28 | She sat there silently for a few moments . |
| 29 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 30 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |