Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beside the skill of the angler , I think most would seriously consider only a few of these factors ; perhaps the location , weather , bait , and a maybe one or two others . |
| 2 | This should need only a few turns |
| 3 | Even the currently flourishing Pinnacle Distribution did a kamikaze act just a few years ago , decimating the indie scene . |
| 4 | Carlos Palenque , a mestizo who built up a media empire by getting poor Indians to telephone their complaints to his radio and television shows , may win quite a few votes in the capital . |
| 5 | This limits the degree of possible grazing or nibbling and explains why deer and cattle , for example , will eat just a few mouthfuls from each tree before moving on . |
| 6 | That 'll do only a few . |
| 7 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 8 | A difficulty is that psychology has narrow terms of reference which can give only a few useful results , for example on the question of illusion . |
| 9 | ‘ I must do just a few more menial things before I go to bed ’ or , more oddly , ‘ I was nearly run over on my menial way this morning . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll do just a few observations on the match . |
| 11 | Let me give just a few facts and figures . |
| 12 | One can often choose just a few significant words for the accompaniment , and avoid the rest . |
| 13 | I 'll bring home a few big boxes tomorrow to put |
| 14 | On bad days it rains and the mist covers everything in silence — you can see only a few yards in front of you and , if you wander from the road , can easily get lost . |
| 15 | Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes . |
| 16 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 17 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 18 | If you can scrape together a few hits and make enough to retire to a little place in the suburbs , you 've made the most of the opportunity . |
| 19 | One way of ensuring that locals have a reasonable chance of winning is to slightly bias just a few of the questions . |
| 20 | Here , I 'll use quite a few more , get your clothes on , you 'll get cold . |
| 21 | Other places may contain only a few species , yet the biomass at least at some seasons can be very high ; and this is true of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans . |
| 22 | I will cite just a few examples , without any claim to being comprehensive . |
| 23 | Compare that to a whole forest in the UK that may contain just a few species . |
| 24 | A piece of handicraft may cost just a few pence in our terms , so where is the virtue in knocking it down any further ? ’ |
| 25 | If Snakes of the World can cure even a few readers of their phobia , replacing terror with admiration , it will have achieved its purpose . |
| 26 | The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day . |
| 27 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 28 | Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future . |
| 29 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 30 | Beetles , wasps , squirrels etc feed upon the leaves and acorns of the oak ; but a tree that weighs 100 tonnes may produce only a few tonnes of such provender each year . |