Example sentences of "[vb base] only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The instructions for folding a piece of paper involve only a few operations like folding and unfolding . |
| 2 | Since martial law was imposed , with army checkposts everywhere , and a heavy plainclothes police presence , protests last only a few moments . |
| 3 | Competitions vary but normally last only a few minutes . |
| 4 | Captain Dunbar 's been around now for over a year and most of Madeleine 's suitors last only a few months , so we think it 's serious . ’ |
| 5 | Most of these minor illnesses last only a few days or weeks : what are needed , therefore , are the measures quality of life days or quality of life weeks . |
| 6 | This is due to the fact that if there is no insider dealing ‘ those who transact only a few moments apart may get very different prices and will view the market as performing unfairly ’ . |
| 7 | If we assume that , in the transition region , the restrictions to motion still present in the sample , allow only a few segments to move in some time interval , say 10 s , then considerably fewer will have moved if the observation time is less than 10 s . |
| 8 | Found on rocky coastal areas , younger wrasse live only a few metres deep , while larger specimens can be found deeper than 15 metres . |
| 9 | Many Down 's babies are miscarried , stillborn or live only a few days . |
| 10 | There can be baby universes that contain only a few particles . |
| 11 | In a field where biological material is limited , experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells . |
| 12 | The importance of getting a good start now becomes obvious , since if you fall only a few metres behind in the first minute after the start you fall into everyone else 's dirty wind and drop even further back . |
| 13 | SIR , — Harding and colleagues ( April 17 , p 999 ) confirm our observation that patients with malignant germ cell tumours treated in specialist units have better survival than those treated in hospitals that see only a few patients a year with this malignant disorder . |
| 14 | Permeable areas usually have only a few streams , but they flow with little variation throughout the year and rarely flood . |
| 15 | No , I will not ; I have only a few minutes left . |
| 16 | Many have only a few hours to spare , but they enjoy helping in this way . |
| 17 | When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The life-shortening effect in LAWER is claimed to be ‘ smaller than that in euthanasia because the patients usually have only a few hours or days to live ’ . |
| 20 | AVCs are a very efficient way of saving , especially if you have only a few years to go before you retire . |
| 21 | What kept insects extremely small over millions of years of evolution , and why have only a few mammals ever approached the size of dinosaurs ? |
| 22 | ‘ That is not easy because we have only a few days together after being split for 10 months . |
| 23 | In my long experience of this species , I have noticed that as long as you have only a few juveniles over 1″ , these seem to stop growing at around 1.25″ , until an adult dies , whereupon a young fish will fill the gap and grow on to adult size at a remarkable rate . |
| 24 | Although Serb lines are within range of Bosnian artillery on nearby Igman mountain , the Bosnians have only a few tanks and not much ammunition . |
| 25 | I have only a few doses of the drug left . |
| 26 | It may be all very well when you have a goal in sight and you have only a few weeks to get through . |
| 27 | I have only a few weeks to live . ’ |