Example sentences of "have only [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Permeable areas usually have only a few streams , but they flow with little variation throughout the year and rarely flood .
2 No , I will not ; I have only a few minutes left .
3 Many have only a few hours to spare , but they enjoy helping in this way .
4 When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period .
5 I know that I have only a few hours left to live , but I can feel my loved ones near me , and I welcome death .
6 The life-shortening effect in LAWER is claimed to be ‘ smaller than that in euthanasia because the patients usually have only a few hours or days to live ’ .
7 AVCs are a very efficient way of saving , especially if you have only a few years to go before you retire .
8 What kept insects extremely small over millions of years of evolution , and why have only a few mammals ever approached the size of dinosaurs ?
9 ‘ That is not easy because we have only a few days together after being split for 10 months .
10 In my long experience of this species , I have noticed that as long as you have only a few juveniles over 1″ , these seem to stop growing at around 1.25″ , until an adult dies , whereupon a young fish will fill the gap and grow on to adult size at a remarkable rate .
11 Although Serb lines are within range of Bosnian artillery on nearby Igman mountain , the Bosnians have only a few tanks and not much ammunition .
12 I have only a few doses of the drug left .
13 It may be all very well when you have a goal in sight and you have only a few weeks to get through .
14 I have only a few weeks to live . ’
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