Example sentences of "[noun] be [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 | Evidence of this can be seen in the surprising number of items surviving from the late 19th and early 20th centuries , which one could be forgiven for thinking were only a few decades old . |
| 11 | All the assassin had to do was take the piece of thread as I did , pull it very slowly , which hardly makes a sound , and murder is only a few seconds away . |
| 12 | Because the sandwich is only a few angstroms thick it transmits visible light — but it reflects longer wavelength heat radiation . |
| 13 | Morton 's controversial final chapter is only a few thousand words long and attempts to sum up the marriage now but TODAY has discovered new revelations showing how close Diana came to walking out — and still might . |
| 14 | The whole complex is only a few hundred years old . |
| 15 | When nest building , he will return to his nest with bits of weed to cement it into place , even when the diver is only a few inches away . |
| 16 | The end of the bedstead was only a few inches away from the drawers , but in her new tiny condition it appeared to be miles . |
| 17 | In the first draft of this book , I left out any description of the young women speaking , and the introduction to each chapter was only a few lines . |
| 18 | He stuck one thumb out when the car was still a few hundred yards away . |
| 19 | The woodcuts are only a few inches square , and defy the artists ' desire for detail and extravagance . |
| 20 | Mountain ranges , the desert and Palm Springs are just a few hours ' drive away . |
| 21 | However , the altitude range is only a few kilometres , and therefore with a few exceptions the major condensate on view may be ammonia in all regions . |
| 22 | Coed Glas is only a few miles away from Ty Mawr , the controversial children 's home which is to be closed shortly after a major inquiry . |
| 23 | Sharpe was just a few paces from his enemy . |
| 24 | It seemed as if the Führer was right yet again , and that the end of the Russian campaign was only a few weeks away . |
| 25 | Of course , these ideas are just a few ways of making a beautiful start at Allied . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Remember that most adult gall insects are only a few millimetres long and only one or two millimetres wide . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Bernice glanced over her shoulder and was relieved to see that Francis and Elaine were only a few metres behind her . |
| 30 | Selling the piano was only a few months into the marriage . |