Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story we heard a few moments ago concerns one of the miracles that God performed as a part of Elisha 's ministry in Israel . |
| 2 | There are a few areas where descriptions are skimped ( for instance of Doppler effect ) and I found a few small errors . |
| 3 | We still get an , er quite a few calls where fireworks have been pushed through letter boxes , in including pillar boxes , and they can cause all sorts of havoc although they 'll not do an awful lot of damage to individuals . |
| 4 | A few hours later ministers were saying that there would be extra payments . |
| 5 | There are of course a few cases where wives earn more than their husbands . |
| 6 | It is worth noting that there are not a few cases where constructions containing postverbal adjectives are equivalent to different structures having the same subject and the same adjectival and verbal properties , but with the former now in ordinary predicative position and the latter replaced by an adverb : ( 61 ) Mario seemed regretful Mario was apparently regretful ( 62 ) the sharks remain dangerous the sharks are still dangerous This is exactly what could have been expected , given structure ( 47 ) . |
| 7 | There are a few detectors where rechargeables are not recommended ; in such cases it is best to stick to alkalines . |
| 8 | In my long experience of this species , I have noticed that as long as you have only a few juveniles over 1″ , these seem to stop growing at around 1.25″ , until an adult dies , whereupon a young fish will fill the gap and grow on to adult size at a remarkable rate . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , he was retained and the secretary was instructed to write to the parish officers informing them of the same ; they were told to pay the subscription within a few days otherwise Spies would be discharged from the infirmary . |
| 10 | I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest . |
| 11 | Coincidentally a few days later reporters of the tabloid press began to gather outside his flat , questioning him every time he entered or left . |
| 12 | ‘ I was amazed , I could get to places with cameras which just a few years ago Russians would n't have been allowed to visit , ’ he said . |
| 13 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit . |
| 14 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit if they needed one . |
| 15 | A few years ago Japanese-Americans were compensated for being interned during the second world war , and some ( mostly white ) people have begun to point out that blacks have yet to be compensated for centuries of slavery . |
| 16 | A few weeks later Masters of Notts went into voluntary liquidation , paying twenty shillings in the pound as Father had said they would . |
| 17 | Then Carter went on to add phrase that was to haunt him as , only a few weeks later riots and disaffection began to unfold across the country and within twelve months led to the fall of the Shah . |
| 18 | Only a few weeks ago things had seemed bleak , but now the board was filling nicely with his plays . |
| 19 | The beginnings were slow and limited to a few sectors where differences in labour costs were important . |
| 20 | In fact , at most matches , they do very little at all except set up a few chants when things are a bit quiet . |