Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | They only appeal to a few , and some people are repelled by them . |
| 2 | This stands for Cooperative Awards in Science and Engineering and erm under this scheme , a company erm can have a problem tackled by a research student working in a university and erm a supervisor , and indeed in this case , the input , the financial input , by the company may be quite small , may only amount to a few hundred pounds . |
| 3 | But the treatment has to be repeated because the Americans transplanted the gene into cells that only live for a few months . |
| 4 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 5 | The statements with which respondents were invited to entirely agree , agree with qualification , or disagree , were : ( 12 ) Dreams only occur in the few moments before you wake up . |
| 6 | Just wait for a few days , and you will see . |
| 7 | Because they they 've condensed it and just put in a few little bits and pieces ! |
| 8 | The vertical fins are marked with yellow and the ventral just consist of a few rays . |
| 9 | Some women have minor side-effects which normally pass in a few months . |
| 10 | Langstone and Portsmouth harbours best bet for a few flounder , with Eastern Roadd , Porchester and the Oyster Beds top areas . |
| 11 | Unfortunately this is a problem which faces both kites er and ospreys and , and some other birds of prey , so er we always look for a few losses , but we hope that nevertheless , in a good season like this , the birds will breed well enough to produce good numbers of young . |
| 12 | Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth , they now survive in a few straggling colonies . |
| 13 | In the absence of heterogeneous nucleation or granule coalescence , and ensemble of 0.25-µm granules should have a crystallization half-life of more than 1,000 yr at 30 °C , whereas bulk samples of the polymer quenched to 30 °C from the melt typically crystallize within a few minutes . |
| 14 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 15 | Add a cinnamon stick or a few slices of fresh root ginger , then simmer for a few minutes — check it has a good flavour , then remove the spices and add 450g/1lb chopped rhubarb . |
| 16 | Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling . |
| 17 | Then relax for a few moments . |
| 18 | Now you 've worked through these 12 exercises , lightly jog for a few seconds and remember to jog where you can , whether it 's going for a bus or running up the stairs . |