Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers . |
| 2 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 3 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 4 | ‘ The cards have only raked in a few customers , ’ Ashley said . |
| 5 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 6 | The application may be submitted at any time ( as long as the candidate is still registered with the Institute ) and the examination is normally arranged within a few weeks . |
| 7 | The timber lid is in two parts and could be easily made from a few lengths of timber stained or painted to match the surroundings . |
| 8 | Yet , what , one might ask , is a tropical institute doing in central London in the 1980s when Britain 's influence and claims in those climes are largely reduced to a few dots on the global map ? |
| 9 | Inventories were normally taken within a few days or weeks of the testator 's death . |
| 10 | We 've already put in a few letters to start you off . |
| 11 | The process of counting is a proficient one and a sufficient number of results are usually announced within a few hours of the close of the polls to know which party has won the election . |
| 12 | Back through the gap flew his blazing cloak , still weighted with a few grenades . |
| 13 | Owen drew breath and plunged back to the little group , still hemmed into a few yards of the pathway . |
| 14 | Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd will close parts of three ageing plants in the Tokyo area due to restructuring : plants in eastern Tokyo , Hachioji and Takasaki , both in northwestern Tokyo , will be partly closed within a few years , and construction of a new plant in Shimizu , west of Tokyo , due to open in 1995 , has been postponed , too . |
| 15 | He stood there slightly bent for a few seconds holding his stomach and then he staggered and slowly fell to the floor . |
| 16 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 17 | From an aesthetic perspective , the booths which successfully overcame the white-carpeted department-store ambience were those which staged one-man shows , or accrochages sharply focused upon a few artists , such as Galerie Jule Kewenig of Cologne with Peter Wutherich 's ‘ Literary Watercolour ’ ( 1992 ) , a beautiful , ovoid configuration of books , with titles and spines facing downwards and inwards , in shades of turquoise , green , blue and violet and Sophia Ungers , of Cologne with eight works by painter Stefan Mattes . |
| 18 | The date of an election is now known until a few weeks before the event , when the prime minister recommends a dissolution of Parliament to the Queen . |
| 19 | What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network . |
| 20 | An example of a condition caused in this way is phenylketonuria — one of the so-called ‘ inborn errors of metabolism ’ — an inherited biochemical disorder for which babies are now routinely tested within a few days of birth . |
| 21 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 22 | Yes , and I have even added in a few pictures which have never been seen before . |
| 23 | Today the company has moved on , trying to cohabit with such bedfellows as hundreds of small software firms , or investing in specialist ‘ business partners ’ IBM has learned to cooperate at least a little , and even sold off a few businesses — but the company continues to have an exceptionally coherent set of beliefs and behaviour patterns . |
| 24 | The level of the solution is then adjusted to a few centimetres above the level of solvent in s by means of a levelling rod 1 . |
| 25 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 26 | The Ministers arrived at first light to find the palace dark and empty , the huge rooms barely lit by a few lamps placed here and there showing the furniture covered in drapes . |
| 27 | The Kent Impact Study predicted losses of between 4,500 and 6,500 from a total workforce of 12,500 , heavily concentrated in a few ports , and these figures are not disputed by the recent Kent Impact Monitoring Report . |
| 28 | The point is that they are unlikely to find answers to these questions neatly encapsulated in a few words , and so they are forced to be selective in what they read . |
| 29 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |