Example sentences of "[conj] more than a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take special care with long quoted passages ( more than a couple of sentences or more than a few lines of a poem ) , as a lengthy quotation which is not then followed by detailed analysis and discussion is probably being used ( illegitimately ) as a way of replacing rather than supporting your argument ; you should guide your readers through the significance of what you have selected for their attention . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it seems to me that more than a few Frenchwomen are carrying powerful foglamps , and are doing a good job of raging against the dying light . |
| 3 | When examined in respect of his own involvement , von Keller denied that more than a few objects had been taken ; and stated that , as to his having appropriated the dormeuse for himself , there was never any question of sharing it . |
| 4 | ‘ As yet , there is no proof that more than a few score permanent jobs will be created by the industry , ’ she said . |
| 5 | ‘ As yet , there is no proof that more than a few score permanent jobs will be created by the industry . |
| 6 | Today , it seems , for many of us , these words hold an altogether different promise and more than a few terrors . |
| 7 | Whilst it has been installed at a number of specialist publishers , such as Rhinegold , and more than a few local and regional newspapers , AM has never made much of an effort to actually sell the device on its merits to either the corporate market or the publishing community . |
| 8 | There were many people about working at the common land between the walls , and more than a few seated outside the few inns they passed . |
| 9 | ‘ I can only assure you that you have the wrong person , Mr Wyatt ; there are many models , and more than a few work in the Midlands , and several must have other business interests . |
| 10 | Some were quite healthy , but more than a few had measles . |