Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , since the grant only purchased a few hundred books , these tended to " disappear once distributed around the shelves . |
| 2 | Pamela only had a few friends ( 1 year ) . |
| 3 | His breathing had become rather quick and heavy , and the car suddenly swerved a few feet , as if he was no longer paying any attention to the road ahead . |
| 4 | The ambulance only took a few minutes , but it seemed like hours . |
| 5 | It was as if he were a sheet of paper torn into many little pieces which she felt she had to cover entirely with her hand , but could not , however hard she tried , because the wind always blew a few of the pieces from between her fingers or from the edge of her palm . |
| 6 | which would give him a good break really to get a few things done . |
| 7 | Unlike many other contracts , the courts have not exercised a strong influence over the framework of this relationship and the common law only imposes a few terms upon leasehold parties . |
| 8 | ‘ The marriage only lasted a few weeks , but he and Carol remained friends . |
| 9 | The good coach always takes a few unissued licences along on the day for those who have forgotten theirs . |
| 10 | The pelagic zone also includes a few creatures that are land-based , but none the less make a significant contribution to the marine ecology : birds such as the puffins , gannets , boobies , auks , terns and penguins ; the pinniped carnivores — seals , sea-lions , fur seals , and walruses ; other carnivores — the sea-otter and the polar bear ; reptiles such as some marine crocodiles and the marine , herbivorous iguana of the Galapagos Islands . |
| 11 | JPs were for the most part recruited from the greatest landowners in a county , although commissions of the peace often included a few of the humbler type , possibly men with a legal background who were appointed to do the chores . |
| 12 | No there seems no logic in taking a , a long barrelled weapon er in as much as the team leader perhaps has a few more responsibilities than the other officers have and I would be going forward to handcuff whoever was in that bo er in that bedroom . |
| 13 | One man 's father told coastguards that normally the group only travelled a few miles along the coast on the speedboat trips . |
| 14 | The whole process only takes a few minutes , although to the distraught owners it can seem like hours . |
| 15 | We got a free bus pass and we , we used our money to , which I 'm glad we did with my husband only having a few years . |
| 16 | that 's it for fans : Norway national team still includes a few guys playing their futba at home . |
| 17 | In Lobophytum species , the process is not particularly dramatic ; the polyps withdraw , the body of the animal will deflate , looking as though it has collapsed , and then when it takes in fresh water to stiffen up again , a thin , transparent layer of mucus can be seen detaching itself from the surface of the coral , to be swept away by water currents , the whole process usually taking a few hours . |
| 18 | The Prince also demanded a few officers who were experienced in battle and who would exemplify his own ideas of how wars should be fought . |
| 19 | Show-jumping desperately needs a few more character horses . |
| 20 | If you find your throat is dry and you need some water just take a few sips to moisten your mouth . |
| 21 | DOS also provides a few other go-faster bits and bobs , some of which are useful , some less so . |
| 22 | The exclusion only lasted a few minutes , but it seemed a lifetime to her . |
| 23 | As the lease still had a few months to run , this section was worked as a further extension of the South Norwood line , using Croydon Corporation Milnes four wheelers . |
| 24 | In 1984 , when his successful playing career still had a few years to run , and his gambler 's mantle had been taken by the rugged striker Alan Brazil , Macari moved into management with Swindon Town . |
| 25 | Marks in the Western Solent yielded odd double-figure cod from the Sowley section , Bramble Bank area also produced a few specimens . |
| 26 | In the tribal agencies , government authority frequently ends a few feet from the road . |
| 27 | Next day I was a second rigger on a Vickers Victoria — a large troop carrier known as the " flying pig " because of its girth , The squadron had a general purpose role and just how general call be gauged by my first flight , which was only a couple of days later — to deliver a coffin-like box to RAF Shaibah near Basra , The journey only took a few hours , On arrival the coffin was decanted and refilled with ice and shark meat in exchange for the pork we had brought from the squadron pig firm . |
| 28 | Equilibration in each mixture usually takes a few hours . |
| 29 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 30 | Along the tunnel there exist a few modest zones of safety . |