Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] only a [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I could watch her face as she made repeated revisions of her assessments of me of only a few moments before . |
2 | He was taller than she by only a few inches , and slenderly built , an athletic lightweight in a heather tweed sportscoat and grey cords . |
3 | You 've known him for only a few days , so that 's impossible . |
4 | She thought they had started from different points , although she had wanted to marry him after only a few meetings because he ‘ felt good to be with ’ . |
5 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
6 | At the time of the contrasting attentions given to the ball at Lord 's in 1930 it was worth polishing it during only a few early overs . |
7 | Although walls can be initially quite expensive , they require very little maintenance , little or no staffing and draw in many user visits ( 10,000 per year in Glasgow , 6,000 per year in Fort William ) thus paying for themselves after only a few years . |