Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the list of Confluent words which follows disregards the stances involved , which number almost nine thousand and are all named , and merely offers a few definitions , some of which must be regarded as tentative . |
| 2 | Unlike many other contracts , the courts have not exercised a strong influence over the framework of this relationship and the common law only imposes a few terms upon leasehold parties . |
| 3 | Typically , the net contains many nodes , but each node only has a few inputs : N is quite small . |
| 4 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 5 | She says she had no idea that there was a REAL Paradise in Gloucestershire , even though she only lives a few miles away . |
| 6 | One theory is that the oil has sunk , and is drifting in globules a few metres below the surface of the water . |
| 7 | ‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one . |
| 8 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 9 | The whole process only takes a few minutes , although to the distraught owners it can seem like hours . |
| 10 | The island of Porto Santo has a regular air link with Madeira by a small Air Portugal plane which only takes a few minutes . |
| 11 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |
| 12 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
| 13 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 14 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 15 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 16 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 17 | Still , it only takes a few bars of Kondrashin ( the work 's first interpreter ) to feel what the music is really driving at — this is part of a two-disc set with the first three symphonies on Le Chant du Monde . |
| 18 | What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing . |
| 19 | Earlier manmetric studies of the UOS in children used perfused sidehole pull through methods with sedation , an approach that only gives a few sample values of UOS pressure and these are influenced by the effects of sedation and stress . |
| 20 | For the angler who only makes a few sorties a year it makes sense to buy hooks in smaller units like packets of ten . |
| 21 | So I would agree with what Tom said on the sort of , things , yeah , you know , knock that together , we 've got that on one piece of paper already that 's about two years out of date , well , was up to date two years ago , which I could probably dig out for you , and then erm we 've got , we can even do it from a European sort of view point , which just has a few things there that need taking up . |
| 22 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 23 | The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively . |
| 24 | It just requires a little time and activity from the old grey matter . |
| 25 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 26 | A Siddiqi speech usually includes a few references to the ‘ corrupt bogheap of western culture ’ . |
| 27 | that 's it for fans : Norway national team still includes a few guys playing their futba at home . |
| 28 | Equilibration in each mixture usually takes a few hours . |
| 29 | Cheedale , as ever , still yields a few goodies on its more open crags . |
| 30 | The Threshold level must be set carefully for the unit to be fully effective , and beware , because getting this absolutely right takes a little time . |