Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pendulum consists of a weight on the end of a piece of string , thread or chain usually a few inches long . |
| 2 | Curl the toes back and raise both arms towards the toes , lifting the head and shoulders just a few inches off the floor . |
| 3 | Curl your toes back and with tummy pulled in , raise both arms towards your toes , lifting your head and shoulders only a few inches off the floor . |
| 4 | And Colin finished up just down here on the pavement and Keith maybe a few yards further down er with very bad injuries . |
| 5 | He is very good on free kicks and penalties and scores quite a few from INSIDE the box as well . |
| 6 | In 1989 , living in a motel between Santa Cruz and Watsonville only a few miles from the epicentre of the Loma Prieta earthquake , I had walked with Frank Bardacke in its aftermath down the streets of Watsonville and counted score and score of the old Maybeck homes , tossed off their piers , broken-backed , red-tagged , finished . |