Example sentences of "be [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the ericaceous shrubs are a consistent part of the community , they are usually much reduced in stature by exposure and grazing , and may be only a few centimetres high . |
| 2 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
| 3 | For example , the sedimentary rocks that form the top geological layer in much of southern Britain may be only a few hundred metres thick in a few isolated sites . |
| 4 | As it happens , in the early days of computers it was thought that it would be only a few years before computers would be able to understand natural language . |
| 5 | Sounds like a guide vocal to me too , but with this voice it could be only a few words sung into a length of sewer pipe and it would still sound great . |
| 6 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |
| 7 | The new location could be only a few miles from the present site — especially if one of the company 's priorities is to retain existing staff . |
| 8 | In deep water the travelling wave may be only a few feet high : but on those rare occasions when such waves reach shallow water , or coastlines , they can rear up and explode with fearful consequences . |
| 9 | Because of the low incidence of blindness among school-aged children in the UK there will be only a few pupils who are totally blind . |
| 10 | If the QPOs in NGC5548 derive from instability or variability in an accretion disc around a black hole , the black hole mass can be only a few hundred thousand solar masses , an uncomfortably small number for most AGN models . |
| 11 | Space and depth are easily confused ; an animal 20 yards down may appear to be only a few feet away , and in following it down to get a closer look , a diver may suddenly find himself well past prescribed diving depths . |
| 12 | There may be only a few , or they may twinkle in their hundreds like some strange city skyline and , most disconcerting of all , a double set of lights may suddenly float up and down like a luminescent yo-yo . |
| 13 | In many cases , where the inert environment is provided by a frozen gas ( Ar or N 2 are often used ) , the temperature needed may be only a few degrees above absolute zero . |
| 14 | She was only about five feet tall , if that , and the kid , a big healthy specimen , seemed to be only a few inches off the floor . |
| 15 | It would be only a few minutes — ENJOY IT . |
| 16 | As regards the period of notice to be given in 7.6.5 , the tenant 's notice need be only a few days , but the landlord will remain subject to the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and will have to serve a notice of at least six months . |
| 17 | Because of this , the final cost of Shell 's reduced stake may be only a few hundred million pounds . |
| 18 | I have a feeling we must be just a few miles from the River Seine . |
| 19 | He eyes me , thinking that , although I might have done a few things in the Arctic , I am still a tiny lad without any fat ; he decides that it will be just a few minutes . |
| 20 | A snap survey in the West Country by New Scientist found that a number of garages want £8 or more for what should be just a few minutes ' work . |
| 21 | ‘ With Pharos , they will be just a few keystrokes away from the information they need to appreciate the detailed impact of community legislation on their businesses . ’ |
| 22 | I had originally crossed the Atlantic thinking I would be away a few months , but the brief tour had stretched into years . |
| 23 | Calling the P5 a ‘ paper tiger ’ responsible for the collapse of ACE and claiming that the chip fails to live up to its promises , Slater notes that ‘ the P5 is turning out to be not a few months behind the R4000 , but over a year later — and by the time the P5 is shipping , the MIPS semiconductor partners will be shipping the R4400 with perhaps 50% better performance than the P5 . ’ |
| 24 | So there 'll be probably a few more people voting at er |
| 25 | But it 's been an entertaining series , even though there must be quite a few Radio 4 listeners somewhat startled to hear the Fifties treated as risable history . |
| 26 | Please be aware that there will be quite a few people using the bridge around 0830 , although this should ease off towards 0900 . |
| 27 | If the regulations are being enforced , and there is no reason to believe they are not , then bearing in mind that most growers own less than one hectare of vines , there still must be quite a few of these stubborn old vignerons around . |
| 28 | This way , with the connections all at the rear and the rack components connected to a mains distribution board within the rack housing , the patch cables ( of which there can be quite a few ) need never be touched , and a single mains cable is usually all that 's needed to plug into the wall and power the whole thing up . |
| 29 | On the other hand , notes can be extremely useful for radio , particularly for long phone-ins where there may be quite a few questions which require detailed instructions in the answer . |
| 30 | ‘ Supplies went from famine to feast ; there will be quite a few copies washing around , ’ concluded John Hitchin . |