Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb past] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said .
2 But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’
3 Today , with just over a month to go before the general election , it only merited a few lines on the inside pages .
4 It also provided a few snippets of absurd press .
5 It might all be nonsense , she thought , but it certainly tied a few things together .
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