Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |
| 2 | To avoid excessive changes in the sample cross section , elongations are limited to a few per cent and are followed over approximately three decades of time . |
| 3 | First impressions , and they are formed within a few seconds of listening to these headphones , are of an unveiled immediacy , very extended high-frequency response and seamless midrange . |
| 4 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
| 5 | Suddenly he is more relaxed and confident and those horrible little worms of self-doubt which are perpetually burrowing away in a golfer 's head are banished for a few holes , anyway . |
| 6 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 7 | The four have undergone doping tests and the results are expected within a few days . |
| 8 | And the results are expected within a few weeks . |
| 9 | As explained earlier , it is therefore important to avoid the use of independent overflow areas except as a safety precaution ; the one exception to this is when updates are grouped in a few areas . |
| 10 | Despite many brands and designs , skiing hardware companies are owned by a few umbrella companies . |
| 11 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |
| 12 | A further wave of activity occurs after the interviews have taken place , and then things should tail off as offers are made to a few selected individuals . |
| 13 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
| 14 | They 're tempted by a few hundred pounds to go to places such as Amsterdam where cheap and plentiful crugs can be bought and brought back to Britain . |
| 15 | If you 're planning on a few intimate moments then why not try new Santes anti-perspirant deodorants . |
| 16 | Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles . |
| 17 | I am staying for a few days at the Dale End Hotel while I explore the district , and I 'd like to know about the Brownies ' Bridge , as I am to do with Brownies . ’ |
| 18 | These are approximations in which the very large number of particles are replaced by a few quantities . |
| 19 | Those girls who attempt to escape are found in a few days . |
| 20 | Sands and gravels deposited by water flowing from the melting glaciers are restricted to a few localities and there are no major raised beach deposits resulting from sea level changes relative to the land surface . |
| 21 | Insights into the actual personality are restricted to a few words under the heading ‘ recreations ’ . |
| 22 | They become quite unconscious of what they are doing for a few seconds , and yet insist that they want to carry on and learn to fly . |
| 23 | Well , I 'm joined by a few people who can give you some clues on guarantees . |
| 24 | I know Amy went to see it when it was at the Palace , I 'm talking about a few years ago , |
| 25 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 26 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
| 27 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 28 | This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first . |
| 29 | Moreover , whereas America has a substantial history of the employment of professionals trained for their role ( most states lay down a minimum requirement of so many credit hours in education and library science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels ) , by far the majority of secondary school libraries in Britain are run in a few supposedly " free " periods during a week , by classroom teachers with little or no librarianship training . |
| 30 | You are talking of a few pennies ’ pittance added to my weekly wage . |