Example sentences of "be more than a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amp manufacturers ' answer to the dilemma is to provide sufficient flexibility to suit all tastes , and there are more than a few ways of going about that , too ! |
| 2 | There are more than a few Hungarians who would happily revert to the good old days of Kadarism , when the Hungarian president , Janos Kadar ( 1956–1986 ) , offered the ‘ cheeriest barracks ’ in eastern Europe a relatively high standard of living in return for political passivity . |
| 3 | But there are more than a few teething problems . |
| 4 | But it is just too hard to solve the equations when there are more than a few particles involved . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |
| 9 | Indeed , you get the feeling that there 'd be more than a few pro-war songs knocking about if it shifted the units . |
| 10 | Of whom there were more than a few I would imagine , thinking of how she had thrown herself on the poor defenceless Marcus . |
| 11 | There were more than a few ‘ One Sergeant Wilko ’ and similar chants during the evening , perhaps making up for the heat-of-the-moment bollocking he got at Anfield for taking off a very industrious Rod Wallace . |
| 12 | And excellent sight is most important if your world is in the air or your head is more than a few feet above the ground . |
| 13 | They may have gone down the medium wave dial from 10.17 to 8.55 , but their new premises in Ludlow is more than a few steps up from the barn . |
| 14 | If it 's more than a few years old . |