Example sentences of "[am/are] just a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In this battle , thankfully , there are just a few bruises |
2 | SuperCalc is more colourful than 1-2-3 in its basic livery , but the icons are just a few abbreviations on the screen |
3 | Mountain ranges , the desert and Palm Springs are just a few hours ' drive away . |
4 | Her mother Fran said : ‘ I can not believe we are just a few hours from going home . |
5 | There are just a few questions and we 'll let you go back to the Vicarage . |
6 | There are just a few questions I 'd like to ask you . |
7 | Before leaving the pruning of H.T.s and Floribundas , here are just a few words about some popular varieties that are examples of exceptions proving rules . |
8 | Ten single decker buses currently in service in the county are just a few months away from their 20th birthdays and there are still three 1973-registered double deckers trundling around Durham . |
9 | Here are just a few examples culled from his interview with Jonathan Dimbleby on Panorama : |
10 | And here are just a few examples of how they can help . |
11 | In the past , most major medical advances have depended crucially on animal studies — vaccines , antibiotics , insulin for diabetes and kidney transplants are just a few examples . |
12 | These are just a few examples of the types of products that can be found within the leading farm shops in Surrey who will also be exhibiting , including Secretts from Milford . |
13 | These are just a few examples of animal-borne infection to which humans are susceptible . |
14 | These are just a few examples of the use of modern biological control agents , though as Jutsum ( 1988 ) points out , the commercial value of these is currently less than 1 per cent of the global market value of crop-protection and public health agents ( mainly chemicals ) which currently amounts to $16 000 million annually . |
15 | Here are just a few examples of his bon mots : |
16 | The mercantile community itself has different , indeed competing interests : manufacturer v. dealer , seller v. buyer , banker v. customer , local merchant v. foreign merchant are just a few examples . |
17 | This has not prevented a number of very successful examples in recent years : Fry and Laurie for the Alliance and Leicester Building Society , Hale and Pace for Clorets , and — more surprisingly — Dudley Moore for Tesco are just a few examples , while Maureen Lipman 's ‘ Beattie ’ character practically became British Telecom for several years . |
18 | These are just a few examples where public expenditure in the social services has direct implications for a number of private enterprises and , through them , for the entire national economy . |
19 | Here are just a few examples : notices ( pictorial or written ) on doors and cupboards and the use of different colours aid recognition within the house reduction of clutter , removal of locks on cupboards and good lighting simplify movement within the house , and a child 's safety gate on the stairs reduces the danger of wandering at night reminder notices eg " Do n't forget your key " inside the front door or " Remember to turn off the gas " over the cooker communication between helpers may be assisted by a diary beside the telephone and a list of important numbers is useful if gas is used , the Gas Advisory Service ( free to the elderly ) will check all appliances and recommend safety measures alarm systems may not be very appropriate for dementia sufferers ; they may be over- or under-used . |
20 | These are just a few examples of a wide range of security problems that can be encountered in the many disciplines of IT system development and operation . |
21 | Doctors ' desires to advance specialisms that they find intellectually exciting , university lecturers pursuing research at the expense of their teaching commitments , engineers wishing to develop technologically advanced products such as Concorde , are just a few examples of the kind of professional aspirations that lead to the misallocation of resources from the clients ' or taxpayers ' point of view . |
22 | Vaccines , antibiotics , insulin for diabetes and kidney transplants are just a few examples . |
23 | The following are just a few examples from around the world of ICIs activities in reducing its wastes : |
24 | Here are just a few examples of the rave reviews they got this year : |
25 | The chick 's beaks are removed with a hot knife when they are just a few days old in order to prevent the savage pecking which often occurs in densely populated factory farming environments . |
26 | The resort 's elegant boutiques , restaurants and amusements are just a few steps away along the promenade and the sandy beach is across the main road . |
27 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
28 | The red colours show the hot spots and the blue shades are just a few degrees cooler . |
29 | Below are just a few suggestions . |
30 | Of course , these ideas are just a few ways of making a beautiful start at Allied . |