Example sentences of "[is] a few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When it 's , when the , when everything 's done and that , there 's a few things that |
2 | Women her age usually give up sex — she 's a few months older than me , you know . |
3 | When she 's a few months older Thia will be allowed in the same field as the farm 's other miniature , Carlsberg , a stallion . |
4 | He also quipped that , since NT stands for New Technology , ‘ we will will have to change that when it 's a few years old . ’ |
5 | He also quipped that , since NT stands for New Technology , ‘ we will will have to change that when it 's a few years old . ’ |
6 | Erm it 's a few years old but it 's hardly had any use . |
7 | Now 43 , he 's a few years older than Super Mario who made his screen debut in a 1980 arcade game . |
8 | He 's a few years older than I am and was already one of the most respected members of the Weighing Room when we became friends . |
9 | ‘ Not for a measly fifty , ’ William laughs , as he and Andy pull together and draw together , tottering on the seat while Andy throws the emptied bottle to someone in the crowd and is handed another full magnum by his partner in The Gadget Shop , a fellow ex-ad-man who 's a few years older than Andy . |
10 | He is desperate to receive fan mail at the following address : Please do not enclose an SAE for a reply as Old Fishfinger 's dictionary is a few letters short of an alphabet . |
11 | ( If her son enters when he is a few years older , he will surely be unique in being able to say he has been taking part since before he was born . ) |
12 | If we consider an ordinary tree , by the time it is a few years old it has usually acquired a number of little branches , coming out more or less horizontally from the main stem or trunk . |
13 | If your hairdryer is a few years old , you 'll be surprised to see how many different types are now available . |
14 | Sandy Lee 's mother , Siobhan Gilmore , her two youngest children , three-year-old Tamara and Deborah , who is a few months old , and Siobhan 's sister , Tanya , were taken to the Waveney Hospital suffering from shock and smoke inhalation . |
15 | But he told the judge : ‘ Her object has always been to secure the payment not just for herself but the little boy George who is a few months old . |