Example sentences of "be [adv] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was only about five feet tall , if that , and the kid , a big healthy specimen , seemed to be only a few inches off the floor . |
| 2 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
| 3 | In many cases , where the inert environment is provided by a frozen gas ( Ar or N 2 are often used ) , the temperature needed may be only a few degrees above absolute zero . |
| 4 | The new location could be only a few miles from the present site — especially if one of the company 's priorities is to retain existing staff . |
| 5 | I have a feeling we must be just a few miles from the River Seine . |
| 6 | Calling the P5 a ‘ paper tiger ’ responsible for the collapse of ACE and claiming that the chip fails to live up to its promises , Slater notes that ‘ the P5 is turning out to be not a few months behind the R4000 , but over a year later — and by the time the P5 is shipping , the MIPS semiconductor partners will be shipping the R4400 with perhaps 50% better performance than the P5 . ’ |