Example sentences of "[verb] by only a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although , in terms of volume or profitability , such discoveries can not hope to make up for the fading glory of the state 's North Slope field , daily Alaskan production might fall by only a few hundred thousand barrels over the next decade , rather than dwindling away , as some had suggested . |
| 2 | Perhaps efficiency has turned into dumping and state-aided advantages enjoyed by only a few industries here , but both sides should still be on the record . |
| 3 | Entrances should be preceded by only a few frames of ‘ dead ’ action , and exits should be equally neat . |
| 4 | This debate , still pursued by only a few specialists , has profound philosophical and theological implications . |
| 5 | Another company holds an annual senior managers ' conference attended by only a few select top executives at which fundamental issues are discussed . |
| 6 | Each cubicle was a treacherous no man 's land , now braved by only a few passengers seeking out the dozing heat of the restaurant car which , nearing the end of its journey , had little to offer . |
| 7 | The ability to treat others by means of hypnosis is an acquired skill and not a special gift possessed by only a few . |
| 8 | The specimen should be supported so that the etched face is almost horizontal , tilting by only a few degrees . |
| 9 | He was recognised by only a few , including columnist Sheilah Graham . |
| 10 | The big Victorian offices and panelled boardrooms once occupied by executives from British Shipbuilders , the state-owned company , are now mostly empty , populated by only a few tough and profit-driven executives from the Norwegian owners . |
| 11 | Orwell felt that the bulk of British public opinion was behind Chamberlain 's foreign policy of ‘ non-intervention ’ , dissension being voiced by only a few thousand left-wingers , some of whom went on to fight in Spain . |
| 12 | There were still a great many people about in the outer ward , but once they had passed through the archway to the inner ward the night world about them was quiet , troubled by only a few echoing footsteps . |
| 13 | In this way , Axis governments anticipated a Pacific war that had been studied by only a few individuals in the Allies ' interest . |
| 14 | However , not only had these been implemented by only a few firms , but the majority were also oriented towards encouraging youth employment rather than positive action to assist older workers . |
| 15 | The seizure of Oslo was delayed by only a few hours , just long enough for the king , his ministers and most of parliament — the collective personification of constitutional legitimacy — to evade capture . |
| 16 | The shock wave was delayed by only a few more seconds , and then it rolled over them like a small hurricane . |
| 17 | And the Beau Nash Room might just as well have been their luxury coach : twenty-three of them only for the minute , with Eddie Stratton now being held in custody by the New York Police , distanced by only a few yards , as it happened , from the mortal remains of his former wife ; and with Sam and Vera Kronquist , one of the three married couples originally listed on the tour , still in their room on the second floor of the hotel — Sam watching a mid-morning cartoon on ITV , and Vera , fully dressed , lying back lazily against the pillows of their double bed , reading the previous February 's issue of Country Life . |
| 18 | DOZENS more East German refugees arrived outside the West German embassy yesterday seeking asylum and passage to the West , including some who missed by only a few minutes a train that took more than 800 of their compatriots to West Germany . |