Example sentences of "[noun pl] be a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following projects are a few examples of those that exist around the country . |
| 2 | Laurels , aucubas and different colours of conifers are a few suggestions . |
| 3 | They only buy them from discount houses , and then only after the bills are a few weeks old . |
| 4 | Two huge human feet were a few inches away from them . |
| 5 | And so what if her dentures are a few molars short of the set . |
| 6 | as one of the many kinds of sprouting seeds , eaten when germinated seeds are a few cm tall ; lightly roasted ground seeds used in curry ; also used in Middle Eastern sweets such as halva ; fresh leaves used in curry dishes |
| 7 | Interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying pointed but comic relief . |
| 8 | You can see from Figure 9.5 that there exist regions in the Jovian atmosphere where temperatures are about 300 K and the corresponding pressures are a few bars . |
| 9 | Among his later publications were a few yearbooks of Edward III , 1527–32 ( STC 9562 , 9565 ) , and Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's La novel natura brevium , 1534 ( STC 10958 ) , proving that he remained familiar with the legal milieu of Rastell and Pynson . |
| 10 | ‘ Jerry — he went into the men 's a few minutes ago and he has n't come out . ’ |
| 11 | Most bivalve fossils are a few centimetres long ; the ideal size for collecting . |
| 12 | Their faces were a few inches apart — and then they were in each other 's arms and she whispered , ‘ Yes — I still love you . |
| 13 | The linkage is tight and the space between the doors is a few inches . |