Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [adv] a [det] " 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 | This limits the number of possible combinations such that only a few examples exist in this category . |
| 4 | It seemed impossible that only a few hours before I had been happy in my cell at the aerodrome . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It had been so quick and thorough that only a few people now remained around it , staring glassy-eyed , and the Rante itself already seemed oddly quiet and deserted . |
| 7 | Maggie blushed , aware that quite a few men were looking at her now . |