Example sentences of "to only a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernhard Langer got the first blow in by hitting a great second shot over the Swilcan Burn at the first hole to only a few inches , about a foot I guess , and birdied to go one nearer the lead . |
| 2 | The report runs to only a few lines and Treby C.J. of the Common Pleas is reported as holding that ‘ when money is paid in pursuance of a void authority , etc. indebitatus assumpsit lies for it . ’ |
| 3 | In particular , multilists provide rapid access when the file has many different descriptors that apply to only a few records , as in this case each chain will be short . |
| 4 | Prior to the 1960s , Soviet economic relations with Latin America were highly sporadic , unstable and confined to only a few countries , principally Argentina and Uruguay . |
| 5 | A second limitation is that the duration of the effect with standard doses is confined to only a few minutes before the drug diffuses around the circle of Willis and into the opposite hemisphere . |
| 6 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
| 7 | At Gabes , the coastal plain narrows down to only a few miles between the sea and a large area of salt marshes . |
| 8 | Some such processes can be found by trial and error or by simply paying attention to only a few pieces . |
| 9 | But although the educational services were supplied to only a few inmates , several of these were undertaking advanced work : three had completed BAs over the past few years , another an MA , and nine were embarking upon university degrees by correspondence . |
| 10 | In this paper they made the remarkable prediction that radiation ( in the form of photons ) from the very hot early stages of the universe should still be around today , but with its temperature reduced to only a few degrees above absolute zero ( - 2730 ° C ) . |
| 11 | There are undoubtedly great advantages to the student if a staff member transmits his ideas and experience to only a few individuals at a time in a tutorial session . |
| 12 | In its first annual report , it pointed to the difficulties in some areas particularly in the south-east and the west midlands where the available land was limited to only a few years ' supply . |
| 13 | The early response has not been enthusiastic , though aides insisted yesterday that for many households the new tax bills would amount to only a few dollars a month . |