Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
2 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
3 | The travellers say they 'll move on , but not for a few days.Ken Goodwin reports . |
4 | They will certainly leave the Centre much fitter than When they arrived , but not without a few bumps and bruises sustained along the way . |
5 | I was initially concerned about weatherproofing , as tongue and groove timber has no overlap ( unlike shiplap or featheredge ) , and being secondhand had a good few nail holes , but apart from a few boards showing a bit of damp , it has proved satisfactory . |
6 | But apart from a few sparrows and a robin redbreast the branches were bare . |
7 | but if you if you if that 's all you do then in eve even a week 's time but definitely in a few months ' time it 's just gone . |