Example sentences of "has [be] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 The hit man has been called in a few times to finish off Jeffrey Probyn yet never once has he managed to carry out his murderous brief .
2 The owner has been calling by every few days to check on progress , but now is in Barbados .
3 To protect the spirit of demilitarisation , a convention has been followed that defence spending will not exceed 1 per cent of GNP , and although this ceiling has been broken on a few occasions , the 1 per cent target has a symbolic significance .
4 ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret .
5 The Hagen Biolife filter in our office tank has been running for a few weeks now , and one or two little problems have shown up .
6 However , abnormal neurological signs ( notably unusually brisk tendon reflexes and tremor ) are common in older subjects , and overt neurological deterioration has been reported in a few early treated young adults .
7 The new ruling , which Advanced Micro plans to appeal , means that it will have to write new microcode for the Am486 chip that it has been sampling to a few potential customers and had hoped to ship by the end of the year .
8 However , the work has been put off a few weeks , so there 'll be plenty of room .
9 Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle .
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