Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises !
2 Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other .
3 We were ushered into the boardroom at the back of the building and were treated to a few welcoming remarks from Derek Jefferson , in his familiar , cheerful and very effective style .
4 But what he did come to recognise was the inadequacy of existing literature : ‘ I realised that the main writers on history and statistics at the time had done very little research and were relying on a few books .
5 Germany 's coal reserves were huge and were concentrated in a few large fields .
6 However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway .
7 ‘ It was the same when he got that job on a building site and was sacked after a few days , although they said there was nothing wrong with his work .
8 One belonged to the one-toothed Ladjang , and was shared amongst a few fastidious members of the crew ; the other was Tandri 's , to be used by no one , not even himself .
9 Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond .
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