Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 2 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 3 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 4 | Neutron stars may produce more energy than the Sun soon after they form , when they are active as pulsars , but this phase of energetic activity only lasts for a few thousand years . |
| 5 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 6 | Parish calls it ‘ a love story that just goes through a few crazy things ’ , but he 's under selling it ; Time Warner so liked the film it is thinking of turning it into a TV series with Parrish in the starring role . |
| 7 | ‘ That was a game we should have won after taking a two goal lead , and I think it 's still rankles with a few of the lads . |
| 8 | Even with a well performed sphincterotomy of judivious size , unpredictable harmorrhage still occurs in a few cases . |
| 9 | It usually leads to a few cracked paving stones , ’ he said . |
| 10 | This also applies to a few P1 units which take a column of C cells end-to-end . |
| 11 | Free milk to pupils was abolished in 1981 and now applies to a few very special cases . |
| 12 | The Valley is the capital of the area but do n't expect much — it simply consists of a few official buildings , shops and the island 's only traffic light ! |
| 13 | The group then reassembles for a few days to allow everyone to present their trial training session . |