Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sheltered housing project in Thornaby has proved so popular that only a few flats are left . |
| 2 | It is interesting that only a few years ago Mr Albert Baker of Baker Bros. , Upper Halling , paid the Vicar part of the cost of wood he had cut in Halling woods . |
| 3 | The kind of boat fishing at sea that I 've always done has had quite a few fathoms below the boat , but here the water was clear and only a few feet deep , we were certainly less than one hundred yards offshore . |
| 4 | Life may indeed have been nasty , brutal and short a few hundred thousand years ago , but there are those who claim that at least the shortness was a benefit in comparison with modern human existence . |
| 5 | That behaviour demanded more suffering than just a few uncomfortable hours . |
| 6 | Pliny 's standing as author of the Historia Naturalis was such that not a few of the beliefs which he set down without personal commitment have continued to influence popular superstitions for nearly two millennia . |
| 7 | This limits the number of possible combinations such that only a few examples exist in this category . |
| 8 | It seemed impossible that only a few hours before I had been happy in my cell at the aerodrome . |
| 9 | Maybe that 's just me , but that 's how I feel … there 's no warmth … just red paint around the outside and then a few splodges gone over with different coloured paint and [ he ] hoped for the best … |
| 10 | yes , we tend not to use P C Us as much as well a few years ago . |
| 11 | Several contractors have had it and it 's never been right and eventually a few days or weeks later a man comes round to pick up the grass which has already flown everywhere so it 's too late and a wa total waste of money . |
| 12 | Then on the fourth month the birds should be in full production of fours , threes and maybe a few twos . |
| 13 | Though the five years they spent here were to be ultimately clouded by the death of first their eldest daughter in 1869 and then a few months later their infant son , it was probably the happiest period in their marriage , and they enjoyed social life with the local landowning gentry . |
| 14 | Apply on stained areas , dry and reapply a few times . |
| 15 | He chose a way of loving which was so outrageous and costly that only a few friends could follow him into his dark night of the soul . |
| 16 | Dig the soil to the depth of a spade or fork , and clear out the rubbish as you go large stones , glass , china , bottle tops , sticks , wire , plastic and so on — at the same time mixing in a thin layer of rotted garden compost , especially if the soil is shallow and only a few cm ( in ) deep on top of chalk subsoil . |
| 17 | As long as only a few predators hunt in the same area , each aposematic family is likely to produce several survivors . |
| 18 | More than just a few grey hairs here and there . |
| 19 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 20 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 21 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |
| 22 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 23 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
| 24 | And are talking about I think more than just a few people erm therefore the s |
| 25 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |
| 26 | When the temperature of crystallization is close to the melting temperature , nucleation is sporadic and only a few large spherulites will grow . |
| 27 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
| 28 | However a problem is that these nuclei are very small and only a few manage to collide and fuse . |
| 29 | The competition was fierce and only a few could obtain the valuable passports , visas and tickets to leave the confines of China . |
| 30 | However , most of these were very small organizations only arranging a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand holidays a year . |