Example sentences of "only [vb base] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we know , from research even amongst very young girls who only smoke a few cigarettes a week , that when they try to give up they get withdrawal symptoms , and so having a cigarette erm helps them |
| 2 | I only add a few words of my own out of deference to the contrary view expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Lowry , and to consider the cases on thefts from companies to which we were referred in the course of argument . |
| 3 | These are superimposed on the main curve , and only last a few decades , but can have deviations on the radiocarbon axis of a century or so ( fig. 7.5 ) . |
| 4 | Some only last a few minutes . |
| 5 | Very large numbers of blood cells are required — human red blood cells only last a few months — and there are few stem cells , so an enormous amplification is required . |
| 6 | The 34-year-old star of Bonfire Of The Vanities has had the implants — which only last a few months — twice before . |
| 7 | If you only get a few ideas , you 've only got a few things to look at . |
| 8 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 9 | Having two types of procedure , command and processing , that only have a few functions in common , is annoying . |
| 10 | Usually , if the speed is low , you only have a few seconds either to lower the nose or to reduce the amount of airbrake to avoid a bad landing . |