Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is desperate to receive fan mail at the following address : Please do not enclose an SAE for a reply as Old Fishfinger 's dictionary is a few letters short of an alphabet . |
| 2 | All that exists of the imposing dwelling is a few feet of wall and an open fireplace adjoining Cumnor Church . |
| 3 | The rheidity of ice is a few weeks , that of salt about a year , but igneous rocks will only exhibit rheid flow after a stress has been applied for hundreds of years , in the case of deeply buried rocks subject to elevated temperatures , or tens of thousands of years for rocks at the surface . |
| 4 | Kabelvåg campsite is a few kilometres beyond the village , on the flanks of a charming little beach and remarkably civilized . |
| 5 | The village centre is a few minutes stroll , and with the ferry jetty nearby , the Monastero at Varenna , and adjacent villas with their semi-tropical gardens are all within easy reach . |
| 6 | The energy flux of PSR1718–19 at the surface of the companion is a few orders of magnitude below the critical flux necessary for substantial swelling of the companion due to irradiation . |
| 7 | The tiny seaside resort of Widemouth Bay is a few minutes walk from our entrance . |
| 8 | Whichever tree structure is chosen , the time taken to build the structure from an ASCII word list is a few minutes for approximately 70,000 words . |
| 9 | If your hairdryer is a few years old , you 'll be surprised to see how many different types are now available . |
| 10 | All of which pushed THe Smiths surprisingly above the more ‘ instant ’ Frankie Goes To Hollywood and implied that their following touched the size of The Jam 's a few years previously . |
| 11 | This should be resisted by the tenant as not only will the term be slightly diminished ( by almost three months where , for instance , the certificate date is a few days before a quarter day ) which could be relevant for a comparatively short term lease , but also the first and subsequent rent review dates will be that much sooner , which at a rent of , say , £100,000 per year , increasing to £140,000 per year ( in an inflationary market ) on the first rent review , would add £10,000 per quarter to the rent . |
| 12 | Kensington Palace is a few minutes walk through the park from Kensington High Street or Bayswater Road where buses and underground stations are located . |
| 13 | The Lloyd Baker estate is a few streets of plain Victorian houses reaching up a slope near King 's Cross . |