Example sentences of "only had a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | We only had a few paving slabs but a large area to cover , so decided to lay the slabs in islands . |
| 2 | I only had a few weeks . |
| 3 | Pamela only had a few friends ( 1 year ) . |
| 4 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 5 | A dedicated professional seaman , he practised his motor launches ( MLs ) , the motor gun boat ( MGB ) , and the modified motor torpedo boat ( MTB 74 ) operating in close company , manoeuvres they did not normally execute and only had a few weeks to learn . |
| 6 | After that win , Hope 's family and supporters celebrated with champagne in the dressing room and Lawless recalled : ‘ We only had a few glasses and Mo and I were drinking out of the same one . |
| 7 | The nationality rule was a beautiful get-out for them , but I only had a few months to go before I 'd been here for ten years and would have been entitled to fight for the title . |
| 8 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
| 9 | He gunned the engine when he only had a few metres to go , felt the Jeep claw at the hard ground and hurtle forward . |
| 10 | ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me . |
| 11 | Yes because I went to , I only had a few weeks at er and that was and I would n't stick that . |
| 12 | I only had a few wee tablets that pump the vein |
| 13 | She only had a few , few lessons lychee , what else ? |
| 14 | So she says give us your twenty quid , cos she only had a few bits did n't she ? |