Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adj] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | If such a system is adopted , it may keep TV viewers happy for a few years , but it will prove a handicap to the growth of information technology and a source of discontent within a very few years . |
| 2 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 3 | In the final analysis , collective security was founded on what Nizan referred to as the Soviet formula of " treaties accessible to everyone " , not on the Hitlerian formula of " treaties accessible to a few at the exclusion of everyone else " , Nizan ceaselessly denounced all attempts to reduce international diplomacy to what he disparagingly termed " private agreements between gang leaders " . |
| 4 | Such virtual reality systems are already in existence today and foreshadow far more powerful developments likely within a few years . |
| 5 | For example , the sedimentary rocks that form the top geological layer in much of southern Britain may be only a few hundred metres thick in a few isolated sites . |
| 6 | In August , 1952 , more than nine inches fell in a few hours at Lynmouth , Devon . |
| 7 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |