Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [art] few [noun] " 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 Other places may contain only a few species , yet the biomass at least at some seasons can be very high ; and this is true of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans .
13 I will cite just a few examples , without any claim to being comprehensive .
14 Compare that to a whole forest in the UK that may contain just a few species .
15 A piece of handicraft may cost just a few pence in our terms , so where is the virtue in knocking it down any further ? ’
16 If Snakes of the World can cure even a few readers of their phobia , replacing terror with admiration , it will have achieved its purpose .
17 The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day .
18 It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’
19 Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future .
20 The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Let us take just a few examples of strongly formed collectivities with a broadly socialist orientation to illustrate the point .
24 Shall I take quite a few egg sandwiches alright ?
25 I 'll take quite a few egg sandwiches .
26 Er I myself went for the nearest exit which was out a window , I assume everyone else erm panicked and I could hear quite a few people running running down the corridor from the first floor .
27 No doubt the offenders were heartened by the fact that if caught , they will serve only a few years .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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