Example sentences of "he [be] a few " in BNC.

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1 ( If her son enters when he is a few years older , he will surely be unique in being able to say he has been taking part since before he was born . )
2 Now 43 , he 's a few years older than Super Mario who made his screen debut in a 1980 arcade game .
3 He 's a few years older than I am and was already one of the most respected members of the Weighing Room when we became friends .
4 Something else , er , they ca n't determine it or something until he 's a few months
5 While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him .
6 He was a few weeks short of his fiftieth birthday , a somewhat elderly junior minister .
7 When he was a few feet away , Mait 's features suddenly twisted into a malevolent burning-eyed glare , and he spat a single word at the man : ‘ Die ! ’
8 He knew the time because they had arranged to meet on the hour but he was a few minutes late and she was waiting .
9 I found myself liking Henniker — he was a few years older than I am , and had served in the war as an AA gunner .
10 ‘ He is , or at least he was a few hours ago .
11 He was a few minutes early .
12 Bridgit Walker 's son Benjamin was vaccinated against polio ten years ago when he was a few months old .
13 he 's better than he was a few years ago and
14 Paul looks better , I seen him rushing down the road at great speed to catch the train , not looking as white as he was a few months ago .
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