Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " After seven hours we arrived in Ekondo Jundu , a village in a forest clearing , where only a few outsiders had been seen before . |
| 2 | Some guides are indeed very brief , suggesting visits at breakneck speed where only a few items or rooms will be seen . |
| 3 | No-one , except perhaps a few scientists , had any idea of the long-term effects the dropping of these two bombs would have on the unfortunate Japanese — and perhaps even the scientists were unsure . |
| 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 | The sculptures and inscriptions with which the Romans embellished their cities provide a particularly valuable insight into the purpose of Roman monuments , although only a few sites are known in which buildings , statues and inscriptions survive together . |
| 6 | The gap between the two , although only a few metres wide , is deep enough for my boat to pass through at any state of tide . |
| 7 | Although only a few churches were listed in Domesday Book for Sussex , there must have been many more and the growth of towns and Wealden colonisation saw the establishment of a fixed parish system by the early thirteenth century . |
| 8 | Although only a few miles separate Richmond from Leeds and Beverley from Hull , prices differ enormously . |
| 9 | Only in rare cases was there personal violence , although not a few farmers received threatening notes , often from illiterates with individual grievances . |
| 10 | They 'll find out it takes more than just a little hope |
| 11 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |
| 12 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |
| 13 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 14 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 15 | And are talking about I think more than just a few people erm therefore the s |
| 16 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 17 | Indeed , advice work is certainly more complex today than even a few years ago . |
| 18 | If only a few cases were known , they could easily be the result of an animal just happening to die when in a remote spot . |
| 19 | If only a few births occur to teenagers who are under 18 years old , then the infant mortality of the " under 20 " maternal age group may be dominated by the lower mortality at maternal ages 18–19 , which may explain the apparent " anomaly " of the Danish data . |
| 20 | THE DISTRIBUTION of personal property gives the most comprehensive overview of the wealth of the English people in the sixteenth century , because almost everybody must have owned a certain amount of goods and chattels , and , as required , a value was assigned to ‘ every man 's substance ’ , if only a few shillings — commonly reduced to a curt ‘ nil ’ — representing the clothes on their backs and other personal effects . |
| 21 | If only a few people go there , perhaps you can buy it . |
| 22 | From the moment in the mid-Eighties when it became known that Baron Thyssen was hunting a new location for his famous collection of paintings housed until only a few months ago at the lakeside Villa Favorita near Lugano , city fathers and heads of state began to vie for the prestige of exhibiting it . |
| 23 | Primarily , between the marble staircases of the Grosvenor and Waterloo Rooms of this world , there was life — rich , content , brash , and above all , utterly and completely confident that tomorrow would hold the same as today , if not a few ounces , inches , or a pickle-jar more for all concerned . |
| 24 | ’ But the funniest thing of all , really , was that until just a few hours ago Eddy had been , and now he was not . |
| 25 | He moved closer , until just a few inches separated them , staring down into her eyes with intent written all over his face . |
| 26 | In the event , this official reformation was both rapid and radical , but up until just a few weeks before Henry 's death it had by no means been inevitable . |
| 27 | If just a few processes need soft water , it is practicable to pipe the soft water to the machines concerned . |
| 28 | the same time as we go to Cyprus and he has n't actually booked a flight yet but he 's got the villa cos Aily a few doors along , remember she 's got a villa in erm |
| 29 | Since Alford was described on the ballot paper merely as ‘ The Labour Candidate ’ , it would not be surprising if quite a few voters were confused , and voted for him by mistake . |
| 30 | Anyway , Davy came along and Steve Marriot also came along on that day , because quite a few people heard about it , as we put the word out at the Giaconda Cafe in Denmark Street . |