Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [adj] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His plight was clearly desperate ; the slightest motion could hurtle him down the remaining few yards of slope and over the lip into the quarry . |
| 2 | Slowed by the blossoming pain in his injured leg , he supported himself with a hand on the rough stone wall and stumbled down the remaining few steps . |
| 3 | Eventually the snow was so deep that it filled in all the fields with only the top few inches of the wall sticking out . |
| 4 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 5 | But but in in just the little few words you used then , I would have thought that many parents in this church would react positively . |
| 6 | Kerin , 53 , a trained economist , was reputed to be more flexible than his fiscally conservative predecessor , but he quickly sought to reassure the business sector that there would be no change in Treasury policy , stating that it was important to preserve " all the benefits of the hard decisions " taken over the past few years . |
| 7 | ‘ Hope that you 'll finally understand what I 've been trying to let you know over the past few days without frightening you away by putting it into words . |
| 8 | Swales , the target for much of the fans anger over the past few weeks , is likely to resist Lee 's offer . |
| 9 | Charles could not , but sent a message instead ; not the tame few words that Woodward had drafted for him , but something much more forthright : |
| 10 | Written in a very attractive style this little publication is the ideal vehicle to while away a quiet few minutes and , at the same time , does something practical to help with the preservation of steam . |
| 11 | The local authority that owned the premises was ‘ privatizing ’ it , i.e. making a quick profit while there were still a fair few years on the lease . |
| 12 | He spurred onward a good few yards before he turned and shouted back over his shoulder : ‘ You 're always welcome with the Puckeridge at least ! ’ |
| 13 | Considering this an ideal opportunity to notch up a final few medals for the family collection ( now housed in a vault beneath Windsor Castle ) , it was Cousin Vic 's plan to round up all the Nazi war criminals and march them off to prison . |
| 14 | He sets up a fair few goals but we really need a finisher something Wallace managed to do ( if you gave him enough chances in the game ) . |
| 15 | But then the final few dates were dropped and Scotty phoned the office in person , to say he 'd now love to talk to us . |
| 16 | He sat silent for a long moment , recollecting how the past few years had dealt with Donata Blount and her family . |