Example sentences of "be [adv] only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | There are probably only a few crewmen on board , not combat trained . |
2 | ‘ Of course , ’ he breathed , ‘ we have been here only a few days . |
3 | ‘ Silas said you 'd been here only a few days . ’ |
4 | Dana felt so sick , he went straight back to bed , but had been there only a few seconds before he leapt out with a scream of agony : an autumnal , sleepy wasp had been brought in by the chambermaid among the bedclothes which had been airing at the window and had stung my friend on the bottom ! |
5 | After what seemed like several hours but was probably only a few minutes , we heard an aircraft approaching , and heads popped up all over the hut . |
6 | It felt like an hour , but it was probably only a few minutes . |
7 | After this concerted effort by all adults , it was really only a few weeks before she learnt not to smack other children . |
8 | The general election was now only a few months away . |