Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [prep] only a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 2 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 3 | The American delegation had submitted ‘ a long list of trading firms , educational institutions , research institutions , local and provincial organizations , each amounting to only a few people , and even street neighbour groups , and is insisting on consultations with them ’ . |
| 4 | It is this relatively more subtle classification system which explains why policemen and women were so concerned from the very beginning with the field-worker 's background , schooling , area of residence , affiliations , political opinions , and so on , even those visited on only a few occasions . |
| 5 | That lasted for only a few moments ; it was a perfect death . |