Example sentences of "of [noun] only a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Signal averaging is a technique used to decrease random noise in the amplified ECG in order to enhance the detection of signals only a few microvolts in amplitude . |
| 2 | Of the many species of Dictyonema only a few have a colony as regular in shape as this one , which can grow to a length of more than 20 cm . |
| 3 | He informs his head of security only a few minutes before he wants to go somewhere , not trusting even him . |
| 4 | Within a couple of years only a few hundred of them survived . |
| 5 | By contrast , the legends concerning Atlantis and the others refer to a period of time only a few thousand years ago . |