Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He informs his head of security only a few minutes before he wants to go somewhere , not trusting even him . |
| 2 | It is perhaps ironic that , with such a volume of water just a few yards from the doors , it had to use steam . |
| 3 | A commuter on the M8 would encounter a series of messages on the speed of traffic just a few miles ahead and , if that slowed , or the road were blocked , information on the most suitable diversion could be given in plenty of time to allow a driver to leave the motorway and avoid the hold up . |
| 4 | She died of cancer just a few days after Samuel George was born . |
| 5 | Machines that were seen to be at the forefront of technology just a few years ago are now readily replaced and cast-off with little or no second-hand value . |
| 6 | The reason for all this is because carp are very hard fish to catch and carp fishermen fish for a long period of time often a few nights and days . |