Example sentences of "[coord] only [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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31 After Mary 's accession in 1553 , considerable numbers of images , vestments , chalices , and crucifixes did indeed reappear in parish churches throughout the country , but only a few years later many of them were to fall foul of renewed attacks on images at the beginning of Elizabeth 's reign .
32 Most secondary schools have now reached double figures in their stocks of micros — but only a few years ago the authors of a book ( Howe and Ross , 1981 ) could gently suggest that ‘ we can readily envisage the time when every educational institution in the country will have access to at least one microcomputer ’ .
33 But only a few centres ever opened their doors .
34 Some of the army was camped outside the walls , but only a few sentries were stirring .
35 But only a few miles farther on , the convoy was halted again .
36 Most people who abuse alcohol will develop hepatic steatosis but only a few alcoholics develop more serious forms of liver disease — hepatitis , fibrosis , and cirrhosis .
37 But only a few schools completely integrated the teaching of domestic subjects and science .
38 Moorcroft and Coleman were appointed joint professors after an interregnum of seven months , but only a few weeks later , on 4 April , Moorcroft resigned .
39 The grateful customer sent Tina a box of chocolates but only a few days earlier she had vowed not to eat any chocolates because of Lent .
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