Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present it 's merely a few planks covering a narrow part of a stream further along this track . ’ |
| 2 | Travel has been easier than in the upper course valleys and so a few villages have grown to become market towns . |
| 3 | This infill bears few craters , and only a few craters have been partially obscured , indicating that the whole Caloris basin since its creation has suffered few impacts and is therefore comparatively recent . |
| 4 | Although only a few cases have been studied , it seems probable that extensive infiltration and smooth muscle replacement by amyloid deposits occur in patients with AH amyloidosis , as shown in our case . |
| 5 | In the development game , only a few countries benefited substantially from the conflict between the superpowers . |
| 6 | Many European countries worry that the countries of the former Soviet Union , from which only a few emigrants have escaped since the second world war , could revert to their 19th-century role as big exporters of people . |
| 7 | Only a few firms have won manufacturing licences because , unless the tape is of very high quality , it will produce poor pictures and damage the machines in which it is used . |
| 8 | Only a few demos have a specific product in mind — most are just like these … |
| 9 | AS THE deadline approached for this quarter 's issue of Wood News , there was a certain amount of nervousness at John Wood House , since only a few stories had come through from our new network of Correspondents . |
| 10 | Only a few authorities have been treated in this fashion and they are the councils which have substantially exceeded government targets for local expenditure . |
| 11 | On an arable farm with only a few cattle kept to make manure , little provision would be made for these animals , but there would be one or more barns , stables and shelters for carts . |
| 12 | Well , only a few hours to go … |
| 13 | Many have only a few hours to spare , but they enjoy helping in this way . |
| 14 | When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period . |
| 15 | One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live . |
| 16 | I know that I have only a few hours left to live , but I can feel my loved ones near me , and I welcome death . |
| 17 | It takes only a few minutes to carry out this simple exercise , but it will greatly improve your ability to recognise genuinely lost coins when your search head passes over them . |
| 18 | It took Beth only a few minutes to put on her bonnet and best shawl while Peggy dressed the boy for outdoors . |
| 19 | The bride 's mother takes her seat last of all with only a few minutes to spare . |
| 20 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 21 | It took only a few minutes to pack their belongings . |
| 22 | It took only a few minutes to run to the kitchen and request Agnes Diggory to take Lady Merchiston 's luncheon tray straight upstairs when it was ready , and then Theda passed out of the house into the early warmth of a sunny April day , Hector charging ahead . |
| 23 | The map shown in Figure 4.1 took only a few minutes to produce , and is easily amended and redrawn . |
| 24 | There had been no problem in finding a matching replacement for the cut piece ; a hardware shop in Inverness had supplied it , and it had taken only a few minutes to fit . |
| 25 | A warning was given but residents had only a few minutes to get out before the blast rocked their houses . |
| 26 | ‘ There 's only a few minutes left , they 'll never … wait wait , Steven has it , he 's come from nowhere and yes , he 's going for a shot ! … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There are only a few minutes left , ’ Henri warned . |
| 28 | No , I will not ; I have only a few minutes left . |
| 29 | In more recent years , Whessoe has laid off a number of men , and moved into more specialist fields , but it is still one of only a few companies listed on the Stock Exchange to have its headquarters in the North-East . |
| 30 | They are one of only a few companies to offer stair carpeting in a choice of stocked ranges . |