Example sentences of "[am/are] only [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Interpretation of iconography , the historical context of works , or personal information about sitters for portraits are only a few of the varied topics which can be spelt out in catalogues .
2 The above examples are only a few of those showing how conventional ports de bras can be changed .
3 In Easton , there are only a few policewomen attached to each section .
4 ‘ Do n't you realise that the enemy are only a few yards from these positions ?
5 By the time we meet Odd-Knut coming back to find us we are only a few hundred metres from the camp .
6 There are only a few places where he can be , but it is n't until 0500 hours that he is found walking along Unter den Linden , the most famous and beautiful of Berlin 's pre-war streets , having apparently lost contact with his friends .
7 These are only a few examples of the applications of scientific research to metal artefacts .
8 There are only a few of them and we 're unlucky to be involved . ’
9 Thus anatomy may reflect the fact that there are only a few ways in which some engineering problem can be solved .
10 ‘ These figures are only a few weeks old .
11 The National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham International Airport are only a few miles away whilst the new International Convention Centre is only a short walk away .
12 There are only a few detailed pollen diagrams from the Outer Hebrides that cover all or part of the last 10,000 years , the so-called post-glacial .
13 Individually , haplochromines are not spectacular in appearance : most are only a few centimetres long , and silvery , when they are not in their breeding colours .
14 Apart from the former mill owner 's house , there are only a few other remnants , such as the remains of a mill pond , sluices and the reservoir .
15 ( Later we learn that her body was carried a long distance on someone 's back , for there are only a few places in Tibet where sky burials are performed . )
16 Syphilis has long been labelled ‘ the great imitator ’ and there are only a few clues to prod the examining doctor into thinking of the correct diagnosis rather than some other condition .
17 Normally , these bubbles ( or vesicles ) are only a few millimetres across and quite thinly scattered , but sometimes , if the lava has been particularly gas rich , the rock is so honeycombed with large bubbles that it looks like some kinds of Swiss cheese ; more holes than solid .
18 It is amazing what an acutely exciting feeling is engendered when you know , or anticipate , that the carp are only a few short yards from where you sit .
19 Almost all the crops are cash crops and there are only a few cattle in the area .
20 C. Today there are only a few cotton mills left but there are many firms making clothing and some making textile machinery .
21 ‘ The fact is , ’ he went on , ‘ there are only a few years remaining for your Aunt Emily and myself .
22 Ground-nests are so well concealed that predators can easily overlook them even when they are only a few feet away .
23 It is an inborn fear that develops when they are only a few months old , regardless of whether they have ever met an owl .
24 These are only a few of the more common applications of the Technique .
25 A glass or plastic one measuring about 18″ × 10″ × 10″ will hold 50 or so full-grown ones : often a single nettle head collected when the caterpillars are only a few days old will contain at least that many .
26 Job costing , fee assessment , cash-flow forecasting and staff motivation are only a few of the requirements of a successful practice manager .
27 The above are only a few ideas ; really the best person to plan for you , because you know your situation , is always you yourself .
28 The same applies to anyone , tall or short , who has been dieting for a lengthy period already , and generally to those who are only a few pounds overweight .
29 Having a naturally restrained appetite , which probably means that you are only a few pounds overweight and have gained this weight over a lengthy period .
30 Nowadays it is regarded very much as a ‘ party trick ’ and there are only a few helicopter radios which feature an ‘ invert ’ switch .
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