Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually , the family lived at Trebyan up to a few months before I was born , then they moved next door to be near the shop . ’ |
| 2 | And what 's more , if she 'd been about in your time , instead of that man , nice little Neville Chamberlain , she 'd have given your old Hitler a few right-handers below the belt ; and seen to it that Britain was armed to the teeth , with an airforce twice the size of the Luftwaffe instead of a few old men with pitch forks and a handful of plucky chaps like yourself to keep the Nazis out . |
| 3 | Jenny came back from Rome and rang Sara up within a few days of arriving home . |
| 4 | For this purpose I choose the country depicted on Sheet 145 of the Ordnance Survey ( sixth edition ) , which runs from the edge of Oxford northwards to a few miles beyond Banbury , and from Chipping Norton on the west to beyond Brackley in Northamptonshire on the east . |
| 5 | The thought damped George down for a few miles ; then he asked : ‘ How are the eyes ? ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps the confusion is understandable : British Whites went to the USA along with the few true White Parks during the Second World War for the security of the breeds . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ said Li Shai Tung , brightening , ‘ why not take Jelka there for a few weeks ? ’ |
| 8 | In fact , the themes are various and , despite rival 1492 celebrations , for Europeans the artistic creativity of Latin America apart from a few great names is still largely unexplored territory . |