Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [art] few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are of course a few cases where wives earn more than their husbands . |
| 2 | Mr Hitch 's son told me that there was a lack of enthusiasm a few years ago but , with new blood on the committee , it is once again gaining in popularity . |
| 3 | We just go down for a bit of practice a few nights before . ’ |
| 4 | A woman friend saw her driving out of town a few minutes later ; after that she just vanished into thin air . |
| 5 | Since assuming the duties of senator a few months ago , Mr Krueger has drawn attention to himself by campaigning with Larry Hagman , who played J.R . |
| 6 | He wants to keep the Government 's proposals for the future of the industry a deep and dark secret — and so they remained until the Rothschild report saw the light of day a few weeks ago . |
| 7 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 8 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 9 | Instead of the screams of starving men , there were prayers , and the prayers passed into silence as one by one they died of starvation a few yards away from food . |
| 10 | ‘ Was n't he involved in some sort of scandal a few years ago ? ’ |
| 11 | That calm , matter-of-fact voice belonged to Jack Swigert , the command module pilot , who survived that close call but died of cancer a few weeks ago . |
| 12 | Also , the land which stretches back to Rockhill Farm from Swingswang on the opposite side of that road is all part and parcel of the County Council smallholdings , and only two fields away they sold off a piece of land a few years ago which has now been developed on to the frontage of the Banbury Road , which is in fact the Cromwell Business Park . |