Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | SuperCalc is more colourful than 1-2-3 in its basic livery , but the icons are just a few abbreviations on the screen |
| 2 | Now that many good leasehold titles are quite a few years old , however , this might well be the time to apply to the Registry to convert a good leasehold to an absolute title . |
| 3 | Little & Large , Bobby Davro and all of The Copycats gang are just a few top comedians to start this way . |
| 4 | Timetables , transportation , advertising , publicity , staffing and administration of the exhibition , travel and accommodation of yourself and staff and perhaps the client , as well as printing and production of suitable literature are just a few of the many items comprising your work when you recommend an exhibition be undertaken . |
| 5 | They are quite useful accessories but wonderful knitwear can be made without either , there are many other ways of introducing colour into garments ; stripes , tuck , intarsia using hold position and Swiss darning are just a few . |
| 6 | Swimming , tennis , horse riding , golf and fishing are just a few of the other activities available in these delightful villages and for those who like to be adventurous while on holiday , white water rafting can be arranged in the River Saalach , not far from Saalbach and Hinterglemm . |
| 7 | Their publications would do credit to any university : Libertarian Conflicts in Social Choice , by UBS Phillips & Drew 's John Wriglesworth , The Role of Crack Resistance Parameters in Polymer Wear , by Williams de Broe 's Mustapha Omar and Stellar Winds ( which might conceivably be a volume of poetry ) by Robert Fleming 's Martin Murch are just a few of the titles that leap off the page . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't you realise that the enemy are only a few yards from these positions ? |
| 9 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 10 | The woodcuts are only a few inches square , and defy the artists ' desire for detail and extravagance . |
| 11 | Mountain ranges , the desert and Palm Springs are just a few hours ' drive away . |
| 12 | Of course , these ideas are just a few ways of making a beautiful start at Allied . |
| 13 | Rouen and Impressionist Normandy , Mozart 's Vienna , Madrid and the Treasures of Castile , New England in the Fall and a cruise of the Rhine are just a few of the overseas holidays available , while the UK Breaks give people the opportunity to study in depth a subject or area such as Historic Houses of Wessex or the Gardens of Mercia . |
| 14 | Remember that most adult gall insects are only a few millimetres long and only one or two millimetres wide . |
| 15 | The following notes , questions and observations on courses which have a programmed development and which include written materials and tapes are just a few which may help one to assess the relative merits of the very many courses that are available to the EFL teacher . |
| 16 | A glass or plastic one measuring about 18″ × 10″ × 10″ will hold 50 or so full-grown ones : often a single nettle head collected when the caterpillars are only a few days old will contain at least that many . |
| 17 | The chicks are only a few days old , but these parents are obviously more relaxed with them than the Barnys were with any of their offspring . ( ) |
| 18 | ‘ These figures are only a few weeks old . |
| 19 | The couples in our advertisements are just a few of the thousands who find it . |
| 20 | The resort 's elegant boutiques , restaurants and amusements are just a few steps away along the promenade and the sandy beach is across the main road . |
| 21 | Increasing costs from distributors , supplements on film transport costs and an increase in the rates are just a few of the factors which make this necessary . |
| 22 | The mercantile community itself has different , indeed competing interests : manufacturer v. dealer , seller v. buyer , banker v. customer , local merchant v. foreign merchant are just a few examples . |
| 23 | The Parthenon in Athens , St Paul 's Cathedral in London and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are just a few priceless examples . |
| 24 | Peppered beef , vegetable lattice bake and herring in tomato sauce are just a few that have been requested lately . |
| 25 | Loneliness , fragile health and homelessness are just a few of the problems they face without our help . |
| 26 | Loneliness , fragile health and homelessness are just a few of the problems they face without our help . |
| 27 | In the past , most major medical advances have depended crucially on animal studies — vaccines , antibiotics , insulin for diabetes and kidney transplants are just a few examples . |
| 28 | Vaccines , antibiotics , insulin for diabetes and kidney transplants are just a few examples . |
| 29 | As chief stills photographer aboard many important research vessels , including Jacques Cousteau 's Calypso , Wu has encountered an incredible variety of living organisms — the comb jellies of the Arctic Ocean are just a few |
| 30 | Job costing , fee assessment , cash-flow forecasting and staff motivation are only a few of the requirements of a successful practice manager . |