Example sentences of "[be] [adj] than a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have generally been assumed to be massless , particularly as measurements of the electron-neutrino mass showed it to be less than a few ten thousandths that of the electron . |
| 2 | When a sizeable body from space strikes a planet 's surface the impact speed will not be less than a few km/s . |
| 3 | ‘ But where the sentence is substantial the offence will be grave , the risk the offender represents to the public can be significant and the difference which decision to grant or not to grant parole makes , may be more than a few months . |
| 4 | The old lady who dare not allow herself to be more than a few yards from the toilet or the old man whose underclothes are frequently wet with urine , may often react by limitation of social life and consequent days of isolation and low morale … |
| 5 | Nobody there , but he could n't be more than a few yards away and Forester 's fingers would n't obey him enough to get the buckles properly secured . |
| 6 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |
| 7 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |