Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] left " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were about fifteen cattle , around a dozen sheep and a few lambs left over from the spring lambing . |
| 2 | One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live . |
| 3 | I know that I have only a few hours left to live , but I can feel my loved ones near me , and I welcome death . |
| 4 | There were a few leaves left on the straggly garden bushes , hanging all crumpled and lifeless . |
| 5 | I assumed there were a few rounds left in the magazine . |
| 6 | Yeah I mean if you get erm , I 'll tell you what actually , because it 's a two hour slot I can in one slot get them to y'know and th we 're not in a great hurry cos there 's usually a few spaces left over at the end of the term . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's only a few minutes left , they 'll never … wait wait , Steven has it , he 's come from nowhere and yes , he 's going for a shot ! … ’ |
| 8 | Harrow had grounds for confidence at tea when they were more than half way there but Martin , taking six for 43 with his slow left-armers continued to attack and Harrow were out for 194 with a few minutes left , despite a valiant 97 from Charles Danby . |
| 9 | Any body got any thing else to report , with got a few minutes left ? |
| 10 | ‘ There are only a few minutes left , ’ Henri warned . |
| 11 | No , I will not ; I have only a few minutes left . |
| 12 | A few pins left in the chiffon tunic scratched Melanie 's flesh . |
| 13 | So most of the electrons and antielectrons would have annihilated with each other to produce more photons , leaving only a few electrons left over . |
| 14 | At first a few individuals left off talking , then this engendered a positive feedback , more people heard the gathering soundlessness and responded to it so that whole tiers shut up . |
| 15 | There were only a few names left on the list from the DVLC . |
| 16 | Gather gather in a short frenzy of effort — ; A few days left alone would do it — ; We do this for the future to grow out of : |
| 17 | every time I go there 's only a few packets left . |
| 18 | For the Nineties , it 's safe to predict that the nostalgia boom has a few years left to run , that Neneh Cherry , Roland Gift and Terence Trent D'Arby will become as big as they want to be , and that Bobby Brown 's crafty commercialisation of rap , soul and a vast ego will give Wacko a run for his money quite soon . |
| 19 | THERE are still a few places left on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land which Marie Stormont is organising on behalf of the Tour Company . |
| 20 | We all knew he had only a few weeks left to live . |
| 21 | Having filled their buckets with bright red liquid ( thanks for the colouring ) contestants in Blind-man 's buff had to rely on shouts from supporters to get back to their corner with a few drops left in the buckets — no thanks to members of the Summer Fayre committee who kept moving the obstacles — just in case it good too easy you understand ! |
| 22 | There 's a few seats left . |
| 23 | If you do find yourself in this position , with a few seconds left to the gun , consider reaching across them so that you can get clear air . |
| 24 | But you 've got a few months left , enough time for a very shrewd operator to move in . |
| 25 | There are still a few items left for sale with regard to the office renovation : — |
| 26 | And there 's a few coppers left over . |