Example sentences of "[adv] [be] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | If they 'd only been a few inches longer ; or perhaps if his upper body was n't so big then his legs would n't be so noticeable . |
2 | Listed below are a few reasons to bake a potato . |
3 | Below are a few tips from all of us at RUNNING Magazine to help you as the hours count down . |
4 | While I was waiting in the car ( I thought the men would only be a few moments ) , Alan suddenly appeared at the window . |
5 | Your letter need only be a few lines long , but use your own words to explain why you think time must be found for the Bill . |
6 | there are several marked differences in the way that industrialisation has proceeded country-by-country ; that there is no single logic of industrialisation , though there may only be a few paths . |
7 | ‘ She says she 'll only be a few minutes . ’ |
8 | I 'll only be a few minutes , then I 'll cook you some breakfast , ’ she said briskly . |
9 | It need only be a few seconds of me singin' or something but you 'd be gettin' straight to a certain type of literate , intelligent audience . |
10 | ‘ I 'll only be a few weeks late . |
11 | Inside were a few necessities , a large bearskin , a stove , some kindling wood , a chopper , even a very hard garlic sausage hanging from a beam . |
12 | Younger still are a few areas smaller than maria which bear yet lower number densities of craters . |
13 | Competitively , snooker has until the last few years been confined to Britain and its old Commonwealth , but there have always been a few tables in the Far East , catering for the needs of expats . |
14 | There 'll still be a few showers around this evening , but they 'll die out later . |
15 | Goebbels instructed German press representatives on 19 October that ‘ it would still be a few days before the fall of Stalingrad ’ and recommended caution in reporting . |
16 | There have also been a few cases where junior members have successfully challenged senior colleagues in contests for sub committee chairmanships . |
17 | The belay will probably be a few feet lower than it was and nearer to the exit from the groove . |
18 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the few remaining points on . |
19 | The total value of a player 's army may be slightly less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the odd point on . |
20 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the odd point on . |
21 | Here are a few boxes . |
22 | If you want a new look but you 've had a bad experience in the past or simple do n't know which style to opt for , here are a few pointers . |
23 | Here are a few questions to ask . |
24 | Here are a few hints for speech-making of any kind . |
25 | I do n't know if any of the other Sunday rags picked this up but here are a few snippets from an article in the ‘ Yorkshire on Sunday ’ , entitled ‘ Batty blasts Leeds ’ ( 26.12.93 ) |
26 | Here are a few guidelines : do n't hide in obvious places — like behind dustbins in a dead-end alley or behind a fallen tree trunk in an open meadow . |
27 | Here are a few guidelines : |
28 | Here are a few guidelines to choosing trimmings successfully : |
29 | Here are a few bars of an imaginary harp part , to make the method of notation clear : |
30 | However , here are a few points to include . |