Example sentences of "only a few [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Has Eleanor gone ? ’ asked Julius 's voice a little roughly , from only a few feet way . |
| 2 | Only a few hours drive from Glasgow to a world of serenity and tranquillity . |
| 3 | With excellent huts only a few hours walk from our tent and the possibility of traversing passes between them , we were spoilt for choice . |
| 4 | As soon as the casing was in position at stage 2 , it was only a few minutes work to pull the cables through the casing and fix the capping . |
| 5 | Coventry is the home of several major attractions including the world famous Museum of British Road Transport located only a few minutes drive away near the city centre . |
| 6 | Dunstaffnage House is set in an acre of pretty garden with wonderful views across the open land to the Cairngorms , yet only a few minutes drive from the centre of Grantown . |
| 7 | The news and , oh yes it 's only a few minutes lovey . |
| 8 | Situated only 60 metres from the International Drive resort centre , the Famous Host International is only a few minutes walk from a great selection of restaurants , bars , and general hub that Orlando has to offer . |
| 9 | There is a generous provision for car and coach parking and the centre is only a few minutes walk from the train and bus stations . |
| 10 | There is very easy access to the centre of Brno , by tram ( which is only a few minutes walk away ) . |
| 11 | Only a few minutes walk off main shopping centre , sea front , Conference Centre , cinemas and theatre . |
| 12 | Situated on its own private beach in Mazzaro Bay , this deluxe hotel is only a few minutes walk from the cable-car to Taormina . |
| 13 | The hotel enjoys a central position in Alba Adriatica at the end of the promenade and is therefore convenient for the small shopping area , only a few minutes walk from the sandy beach with changing cabins . |
| 14 | From our site in Old College it is only a few minutes walk to Parliament House , where the highest criminal and civil courts in Scotland sit , and to the local Sheriff and district court . |
| 15 | ‘ The police station is only a few minutes walk away . ’ |
| 16 | Mmm … only a few players Id like to see in the side to be honest . |
| 17 | In its full-page and horrendously expensive advertisements in the national press , and now ( the latest manifestation ) in a booklet with a cover that at only a few metres distance looks like gold-tooled morocco , it comes perilously close to transgressing those rules of the Advertising Standards Authority that ensure that all ads are honest , fair , accurate , unimpeachable and altogether above reproach . |
| 18 | On the face of it , the Friend 3 seems the model least likely to benefit from flexibility — the thick stem interferes little with the working of the cams , both designs have the same strength rating and there 's only a few grams difference in weight between them . |
| 19 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |
| 20 | The door — which I had to unlock — is only a few steps down-spiral from the turret , so I shall be visiting often . |
| 21 | Moreover , few families can have such secure or cheap fuel supplies today as those who can obtain their annual needs from only a few days work spent cutting , drying , hauling and stacking peat . |
| 22 | And I do n't think , if you can just see small areas of vessel stains , this has a erm only a few vessels present within the solid tumour . |