Example sentences of "are [adv] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | C. Today there are only a few cotton mills left but there are many firms making clothing and some making textile machinery . |
| 2 | Nowadays it is regarded very much as a ‘ party trick ’ and there are only a few helicopter radios which feature an ‘ invert ’ switch . |
| 3 | Their fleet consists mainly of motor yachts and sport fishermen , including the 120ft ( 36.5m ) Obsession and Allegro , a 73ft ( 22m ) sport fisherman , although there are also a few sailing craft , some with bareboat options . |
| 4 | There are also a few video loops showing the actual scenes to which the various drawings refer . |
| 5 | As well as the above scale type there are also a few arpeggio ideas employed . |
| 6 | As well as the above scale type there are also a few chordal/arpeggio ideas used . |
| 7 | There are quite a few farm watch schemes around the county |
| 8 | Now erm there are quite a few sort of single parents on the , the flats , now erm are there any problems that you 've had which possibly other people have had , with living in the flats ? |