Example sentences of "[noun pl] by a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a few feet by a few feet with a bench to sit on . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's a patch of grass a few feet by a few feet , ’ I informed him , suddenly aware that Mr Palmer had never visited Chelsea Terrace in his life . |
| 3 | After Fawn Hall , a break was arranged before the second act in which , after excursions by a few minor players , North was to appear . |
| 4 | They had little hope of bringing up fresh provisions in these conditions , and if they lengthened their lines by a few more miles they would have no hope at all . |
| 5 | Among other things , it was found that index futures prices lead spot prices by a few minutes in the USA . |
| 6 | For the past 31 years , Scottish-bred salmon returning to your country 's most famous rivers , the Tweed , Forth , Tay , Dee , Don , the Esks , Spey and many others , have been intercepted at sea in enormous numbers by a few English boat fishermen . |
| 7 | Either way , a whole house-shell could be put up in a few hours by a few successive foam-formings of the main walls and pillars . |