Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 2 | Sometimes there may be a timed section which is a few jumps and you have to go as fast as you can . |
| 3 | ’ Oh , what are a few Kopeks more or less ? ’ |
| 4 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 5 | What are a few bolts beside the environmental devastation caused by a large quarry ? |
| 6 | So , what were a few lice ? |
| 7 | ‘ What 's a few footpads to a man like Shallot , eh ? ’ |