Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should need only a few turns |
| 2 | Even the currently flourishing Pinnacle Distribution did a kamikaze act just a few years ago , decimating the indie scene . |
| 3 | Carlos Palenque , a mestizo who built up a media empire by getting poor Indians to telephone their complaints to his radio and television shows , may win quite a few votes in the capital . |
| 4 | This limits the degree of possible grazing or nibbling and explains why deer and cattle , for example , will eat just a few mouthfuls from each tree before moving on . |
| 5 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 6 | I 'll do just a few observations on the match . |
| 7 | Let me give just a few facts and figures . |
| 8 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 9 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 10 | On bad days it rains and the mist covers everything in silence — you can see only a few yards in front of you and , if you wander from the road , can easily get lost . |
| 11 | If you can scrape together a few hits and make enough to retire to a little place in the suburbs , you 've made the most of the opportunity . |
| 12 | I will cite just a few examples , without any claim to being comprehensive . |
| 13 | If Snakes of the World can cure even a few readers of their phobia , replacing terror with admiration , it will have achieved its purpose . |
| 14 | The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day . |
| 15 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 16 | Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future . |
| 17 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 18 | Beetles , wasps , squirrels etc feed upon the leaves and acorns of the oak ; but a tree that weighs 100 tonnes may produce only a few tonnes of such provender each year . |
| 19 | Out of this maelstrom we can select only a few thinkers and those ideas which stand out in retrospect as marking out the major developments and as setting the scene for more recent times . |
| 20 | Let us take just a few examples of strongly formed collectivities with a broadly socialist orientation to illustrate the point . |
| 21 | No doubt the offenders were heartened by the fact that if caught , they will serve only a few years . |
| 22 | Here we can mention only a few events which led to major therapeutic developments , and pass by much else which gave the clues and spurs for progress . |
| 23 | Susan , who lives in Sunderland , can walk only a few paces with a stick , has lost the use of an arm and has impaired eyesight . |
| 24 | There is usually a square grid of lines on the backing , which makes it easy to cut it in straight lines , and a small roll can cover quite a few items . |
| 25 | Yet again , a big , comparatively heavy bait such as a lobworm , on a clean bottom may require only a few inches , for the sheer weight of this bait means the bream has to position himself quite close to it for the suck to be effective . |
| 26 | A couple of years ago FAST would get only a few complaints about car boot sales a year . |
| 27 | Most people can usually recall only a few numbers when these have two figures in them . |
| 28 | The spores apparently can live only a few weeks at most in the environment ; infections have been induced experimentally by contact with spores from the insect 's surroundings , but this is probably a minor source of infection in nature . |
| 29 | p.s. saw Celtic play here a few weeks ago — a really SHITE team at the moment . |
| 30 | But all day he would n't talk to me , and I must admit , I did get quite a few looks and remarks from boys there . |