Example sentences of "[verb] of [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | This interpretation was supported by the fact that a committee which might consist of only a few members could not , however honest and conscientious , assess impartially the value of its work or that of its individual members . |
| 2 | now we do n't learn a lot about , we do n't know much about this army officer except what we 've just read , and even though the , we , we know of quite a few people in the bible , he says in Israel there 's no one with greater faith than this army officer , so he 's quite some man is n't he ? |
| 3 | Britain has a fairly long winter , and I know of only a few very hardy souls who are willing to go gold prospecting during this season . |
| 4 | Upper Framilode is by far the larger and was originally the location of the Purnells ' extensive iron and tinplate works , of which few traces remain , while Lower Framilode consists of just a few cottages , the mill and the Darell Arms . |
| 5 | A plasmid is even smaller than a virus , and it normally consists of only a few genes . |
| 6 | It is difficult to think of even a few ‘ minus points ’ to set against the outstandingly beautiful and accommodating Fairy Wrasse . |
| 7 | So volcanic rocks are composed of only a few mineral groups , each group having its own characteristic atomic structure . |