Example sentences of "only [art] [num ord] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those whose entitlement is established , however , will find that not only the first few pounds of some other form of income they have may be disregarded , but the value of a house they own or occupy is not counted as part of their income . |
| 2 | The single-cell layer of the wall will lie in such a way that it is in contact with the mother 's blood supply , burrowing into the capillaries ( thread-like blood vessels ) to obtain nutrition via the mother 's blood — only the first few days ' nutrition comes from within the blastocyst itself . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's as if only the last few hours of my life were real . |
| 4 | She caught only the last few words : ‘ the sooner this dangerous person is apprehended the better ’ , and switched off in frustration . |
| 5 | The bomb had been a direct hit and only the last few dwellings had still been standing afterwards . |