Example sentences of "only [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 2 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
| 3 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 4 | Well Sandy , we 've only looked at a few of the things in your shed and a very few of your photographs but it 's been fascinating . |
| 5 | Due to the pilot nature of the scheme it is only operating in a few selected areas initially , which is why your parish has not been contacted . |
| 6 | Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers . |
| 7 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 8 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 9 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 10 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 11 | The kingdom of Italy , the second big new state to emerge from the wars of the mid-century , had only to deal with a few French-speaking communities and some Germans in Venetia ; it did not yet have to face a minorities problem . |
| 12 | I need only quote from a few Welsh Office publications : |
| 13 | They only appeal to a few , and some people are repelled by them . |
| 14 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
| 15 | This stands for Cooperative Awards in Science and Engineering and erm under this scheme , a company erm can have a problem tackled by a research student working in a university and erm a supervisor , and indeed in this case , the input , the financial input , by the company may be quite small , may only amount to a few hundred pounds . |
| 16 | ( 6.5 ) unc provided x is free in no unc ( 6.6 ) unc provided x is free in no unc Note that it is possible to deal with cases where x is only declared in a few of the |
| 17 | Abandoned fawns have been reared on a bottle , only to die within a few months . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 19 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 20 | Neutron stars may produce more energy than the Sun soon after they form , when they are active as pulsars , but this phase of energetic activity only lasts for a few thousand years . |
| 21 | I mean we are only talking about a few yards difference . |
| 22 | ‘ The cards have only raked in a few customers , ’ Ashley said . |
| 23 | But the treatment has to be repeated because the Americans transplanted the gene into cells that only live for a few months . |
| 24 | Between the wars the Salvation Army started in Kent Road , but only lasted for a few years . |
| 25 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 26 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 27 | She only stayed for a few months , then she became unwell and had to give up the job . |
| 28 | No she only stayed for a few weeks in Summer |
| 29 | The statements with which respondents were invited to entirely agree , agree with qualification , or disagree , were : ( 12 ) Dreams only occur in the few moments before you wake up . |
| 30 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |