Example sentences of "only [verb] a few [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |
| 2 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 3 | Unless there is exceptional need they only work from Monday to Friday , and as the service is very short-staffed in many areas most people can only receive a few hours ' help a week ; although in special cases daily help can be arranged . |
| 4 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 5 | There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . |