Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks .
2 and just make sure about a few things do n't we on the book one .
3 Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them .
4 ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’
5 The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days .
6 Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do .
7 The controls are well laid out and become instinctive after a few plays , though you have to let go of the joystick pretty smartish or you 'll move one block further than you intended .
8 That is , they fluctuate about a mean with a wavelength small compared with the dimensions of the sample , and the effects of these fluctuations become insignificant within a few wavelengths of the surface .
9 This makes the hollow stem go rubbery for a few seconds , but then it just stiffens up straight as it cools .
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