Example sentences of "[adv] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , pretending for a moment that he was back there , he would turn round and face the back of his cage , open his wings , and glide down the few feet to where his food lay on the ground , pretending that it was prey and that the few feet was hundreds of feet , and that he could feel strong winds on his wings and was an adult eagle , and free , free to fly where he liked . |
| 2 | Children had the unfortunate habit of growing too tall , whereupon they would be sacked so the few shillings earned were lost to a family that might well depend on them . |
| 3 | I am left to live out my life with only the few possessions I have managed to buy from my pension , because of Gary . |
| 4 | Between his eighth and twelfth years , he was at four Plymouth schools , and then , not even on a regular basis ; he only attended when his grandmother could get together the few pence required to pay his fee . |
| 5 | She had just begun to settle into her neat flat , and although it was n't furnished expensively the few pieces she had were chosen with loving care . |
| 6 | DURING THE UUAC GENERAL STRIKE THESE AIRCRAFT WERE TOUCHING DOWN EVERY FEW MINUTES AT ALDERGROVE AIRPORT IN THE LARGEST AIR AND SEA MOVEMENT OF TROOPS UNDERTAKEN BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SINCE THE SUEZ OPERATION TWENTY-ONE YEARS EARLIER . |
| 7 | His wife , 54-year-old singer Tonia Bern , lives 6,000 miles away in Hollywood and they only get together every few months . |
| 8 | The former vice-president of Liber and managing director of Almqvist & Wiksell Förlag , Maria Curman , left her posts suddenly a few months ago . |
| 9 | I 've been off for three or four time before for long a few years and |
| 10 | If the spider is not to be seen , try tapping the web gently a few times . |
| 11 | Igfets have strange characteristics , which mean that they are not much use at frequencies of below a few kilohertz . |
| 12 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 13 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 14 | At present it 's merely a few planks covering a narrow part of a stream further along this track . ’ |
| 15 | I never forgot his face , and sure enough a few nights later his aircraft was one of those that failed to return . |
| 16 | Such obtuseness would have been common enough a few years ago . |
| 17 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 18 | Loosen the holes slightly by moving arms and legs up and down a few times . |
| 19 | They swing to the top of the backswing and then practise with the left arm bouncing the club up and down a few times so that there is a feeling of taking control of the downswing and the right shoulder not wanting to push . |
| 20 | When the temperature cooled down a few minutes later Gallacher headed to the referee 's dressing room to apologise . |
| 21 | And just sort of write down a few expression and then think ah that 's not right or yes that 's |
| 22 | Okay , so she 's gone down a few orifices in her time , but if anyone calls her a hookworm I 'll burst their intestines . |
| 23 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times . |
| 24 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 25 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 26 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 27 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 28 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times . |
| 29 | The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches . |
| 30 | At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals . |