Example sentences of "[be] [art] few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , they 're a few years old them are . |
| 2 | ‘ I feel staggered at being chosen as a winner , and it has made me really thrilled , even though I am a few years older than the others , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I suppose if I 'd been a few years older , I would have replied , ‘ Is n't that the only way to treat it ? ’ |
| 4 | She 'd had it for seven years , and it had been a few years old when she and Tony had bought it . |
| 5 | He was a real old country doctor , of a type that is fast dying out , and she knew that if she had been a few years younger he would have patted her on the cheek . |
| 6 | up till the age of , about sixteen , after my birthday , the baby would have been a few weeks old , I thought well , if you 're under sixteen , do n't think about the Pill , they 're not going to give it to you . |
| 7 | Most bivalve fossils are a few centimetres long ; the ideal size for collecting . |
| 8 | Younger still are a few areas smaller than maria which bear yet lower number densities of craters . |
| 9 | And so what if her dentures are a few molars short of the set . |
| 10 | Kittens first purr while suckling when they are a few days old . |
| 11 | They only buy them from discount houses , and then only after the bills are a few weeks old . |
| 12 | Gaseous or diffuse nebulæ , which we know to be stellar birthplaces , are in general rather disappointing binocular objects , though there are a few exceptions such as M42 , the Sword of Orion ( not to be confused with the Sword-Handle in Perseus ) . |
| 13 | There are a few tracks available which combine with a valance rail ( page 16 ) . |
| 14 | There are a few places available to Q.T. 's who are interested in taking part please contact immediately but send accommodation fee — £32 to the Office . |
| 15 | There are a few individuals such as hermits or members of closed religious orders who choose to reduce their opportunities for communication and human interaction to a minimum ( and they may find satisfaction in communing with nature , or with a deity ) but for most people communicating with fellow humans is essential to living , to survival and to the quality of life . |
| 16 | The belay will probably be a few feet lower than it was and nearer to the exit from the groove . |
| 17 | Councillor Peter , Mrs Pat , Sir John , Mr Peter and Mrs and David apologize , they will be attending but they 'll be a few minutes late . |
| 18 | Since there are likely to be a few worms present , even in adult dogs , in spite of the diversion of the majority of larvae to the somatic tissues , it is recommended that adult dogs should be treated every six months throughout their lives . |
| 19 | Although his friend must be a few years younger than Alice , he was fancy-free , and Alice was so lovely to look at these days , the age difference would n't be noticed . |
| 20 | ‘ I would hate it to go down in Conservative mythology that we always had to have a gaggle of young men running every campaign , ’ he said , ‘ although if we had the same bunch at the next election at least they 'd be a few years older . ’ |
| 21 | Though , come to think of it , anyone who goes rushing around with a child or , worse , a straw bale on their shoulders must be a few bricks short of a stable . |
| 22 | It would be a few weeks convalescent leave for the woman , and Bodie already had ideas as to how to help her spend the time . |
| 23 | ‘ Technically , there were a few bits wrong with the swing that kept holding me back , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Sometimes we were a few feet higher , sometimes the other one was . |
| 25 | There were a few growls front Amery , who had also been excluded , but not much more . |
| 26 | My mam 'd er well not m my mother all the mams , would be sitting there with the kids with their feet in the water to get used to it even when they were a few weeks old . |
| 27 | The slit mechanism between the camera and the artwork , instead of being a few inches long , had to be about six feet ( 1.8m ) long . |
| 28 | When it 's , when the , when everything 's done and that , there 's a few things that |
| 29 | Women her age usually give up sex — she 's a few months older than me , you know . |
| 30 | When she 's a few months older Thia will be allowed in the same field as the farm 's other miniature , Carlsberg , a stallion . |