Example sentences of "it [adv] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said .
2	‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one .
3	It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody .
4	Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service .
5	But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost .
6	It only takes a few minutes .
7	It only takes a few minutes .
8	It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover .
9	It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover .
10	What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing .
11	Still , it only takes a few bars of Kondrashin ( the work 's first interpreter ) to feel what the music is really driving at — this is part of a two-disc set with the first three symphonies on Le Chant du Monde .
12	But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’
13	Today , with just over a month to go before the general election , it only merited a few lines on the inside pages .
14	The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively .
15	It also provided a few snippets of absurd press .
16	The new , Kixx-produced packaging tells you all you need to know about the controls and special weapons ; it even included a few tips on baddie bashing , but gives no idea as to how you came to be doing it or why !
17	It might all be nonsense , she thought , but it certainly tied a few things together .

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