Example sentences of "[adj] few [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spent a pleasant few minutes thinking of her small business where she designed and made exclusive wedding gowns for a rapidly growing circle of customers , but Dana 's early-morning phone call refused to be dismissed . |
| 2 | Mind you , I am under few illusions : it is probably boredom in the short-term few months job I have found , and worry as it is , in real terms , a lot less than half my old salary . |
| 3 | Of particular importance to the family was the proximity of the synagogue itself , a mere few minutes walk through the park . |
| 4 | Maybe she was being foolish in placing so much importance on those brief few words she- and Billy had exchanged in the park . |
| 5 | The directing principle of this work is that over the past few centuries sexuality has assumed major symbolic importance as a target of social intervention and organisation , to a degree that differentiates this period from those preceding it . |
| 6 | But over the past few years fashion for men has experienced something of a silent revolution , with smoother lines and looser fits becoming ever more popular . |
| 7 | Over the past few years wind generators and solar panels have become cheaper . |
| 8 | During the past few days anxiety had shadowed his eyes like bruises ; they were brighter now and eager in their attention to the door through which his wife must soon enter . |