Example sentences of "are [adv] a few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the former mill owner 's house , there are only a few other remnants , such as the remains of a mill pond , sluices and the reservoir . |
| 2 | By the time we meet Odd-Knut coming back to find us we are only a few hundred metres from the camp . |
| 3 | There are only a few thousand maleos left , most of them in the northern parts of the island . |
| 4 | There are only a few isolated examples of Jacobite riots or demonstrations in England during the 1690s , perhaps suggesting that Jacobite sentiment was not particularly widespread . |
| 5 | It is amazing what an acutely exciting feeling is engendered when you know , or anticipate , that the carp are only a few short yards from where you sit . |
| 6 | There are only a few detailed comments we wish to make : |
| 7 | There are only a few coastal areas in Britain today still frequented by this attractive member of the corvine family . |
| 8 | Here are just a few fictional examples of how people 's quality of life could be improved by community care services : |
| 9 | But these are just a few specific ideas ; what 's really needed is an overall plan for a cycle network linking the city centre to routes in all the main directions . |
| 10 | He explained that ‘ As far as laboratory chemists are concerned there are just a few specific uses [ for tetra ] — they have tended to avoid it because of the toxicity ’ . |
| 11 | Simple measures such as keeping doors and windows closed , providing adequate containers for odorous material , covering the contents , refrigeration where necessary and the careful disposal of odorous or potentially odorous waste , are just a few preventative measures which ought to be taken in all trades , but particularly so in the animal byproduct industry , where putrescible matter is concerned . |
| 12 | The Parthenon in Athens , St Paul 's Cathedral in London and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are just a few priceless examples . |
| 13 | Little & Large , Bobby Davro and all of The Copycats gang are just a few top comedians to start this way . |
| 14 | There are still a few late flowers out this month . |
| 15 | Despite all this crafty programming , there are still a few rough edges that need to be shaved off the system . |
| 16 | There are still a few more places available if you are interested please send to the Office as soon as possible . |
| 17 | There are also a few indoor pools . |
| 18 | I now live in a small Perthshire village , substantially less homogeneous than the one in which I grew up but in which there are also a few catholic families and where the majority are of presbyterian Scottish/Ulster stock . |
| 19 | There are also a few recorded instances of non-predators eating small animals on an opportunistic basis , for example giraffe ( Evans , 1970 ; Western , 1971 ) and red deer ( Furness 1988 ) . |
| 20 | There are also a few special sailors ' clinics in ports , but even so two-thirds of patients will be seen and treated by private practitioners . |
| 21 | ‘ Pity there are n't a few more husbands to back me up , eh , Jack ? |
| 22 | ‘ There are quite a few archaeological sites Ah 'd like to have a look at while Ah 'm here . ’ |
| 23 | Mm there are there are quite a few good schools actually around . |
| 24 | There are quite a few experienced players and there 's enough dedication to win us some matches . |
| 25 | There are quite a few love-struck chaps here who do n't agree . |
| 26 | " There are quite a few American names like that . |
| 27 | Steve Pitman , an expert in mass killings , said : ‘ There are quite a few puzzling anomalies in this case . |
| 28 | There are indeed a few such verbs , keep being one of them . |