Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The slit mechanism between the camera and the artwork , instead of being a few inches long , had to be about six feet ( 1.8m ) long . |
| 32 | Many of the fish caught are immature , just a few inches long . |
| 33 | However , unless I want junk food from one of the many establishments purveying it in this thoroughly commercialised station , all I have available to sit on in the huge concourse is a grubby metal flip-up slat a few inches wide . |
| 34 | Carved out of the rock and only a few inches wide , they require a certain agility . |
| 35 | The younger was nineteen or so , just a few inches taller than Melanie , with longish , bright red hair hanging over the collar of a dark blue , rather military looking jacket with shoulder flaps and brass buttons . |
| 36 | The man was not as tall as he had been in the photograph , he stooped too much , but he was still a few inches taller than his wife . |
| 37 | Remember the dice will always add at least 2″ to your estimate , and can add up to 10″ , so you should aim a few inches short of your target . |
| 38 | Cut the rootstock back to a few inches high . |
| 39 | The screws that they used in the workshop came in plastic bags a few inches square . |
| 40 | The woodcuts are only a few inches square , and defy the artists ' desire for detail and extravagance . |
| 41 | JOE COONEY is determined to jog a few memories this afternoon at Croke Park . |
| 42 | Well it is as mu it 's it 's worked out a few pounds cheaper . |
| 43 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 44 | She completed the course a few pounds heavier and clutching a diploma for her efforts . |
| 45 | The rent cheque was , to my surprise , a few pounds short of the amount I was actually paying — certain deductions had been made for lighting and other odd things that were technically included in my monthly rent . |
| 46 | SAVE FACE THE SAVE FACE/Lemon Fund has closed with £94,445 banked , only a few pounds short of the money we were required to pay Jason Donovan in settlement of the libel action he brought against us earlier this year . |
| 47 | The same applies to anyone , tall or short , who has been dieting for a lengthy period already , and generally to those who are only a few pounds overweight . |
| 48 | Frankly , the only people I can think of who need to go as low as 850 calories a day in order to achieve a pacey weight loss on the F-Plan are small , rather sedentary women , only a few pounds overweight , and those struggling off the last few pounds of excess weight after a prolonged dieting campaign . |
| 49 | Being only a few pounds overweight . |
| 50 | Having a naturally restrained appetite , which probably means that you are only a few pounds overweight and have gained this weight over a lengthy period . |
| 51 | I felt really good a few pounds lighter and with a tan , and I wanted to stay like that and surprise everyone when I got back , especially my boyfriend , who might have been wishing I was thinner . |
| 52 | If you have electrical appliances I know it 's gon na cost you a few pence , or probably even a few pounds these days , do make sure that your electrical appliances are serviced properly and correctly . |
| 53 | This month has brought in another bumper crop of mail and , in an attempt to deal with as many of your queries as possible , I have tried to include quite a few topics this month . |
| 54 | This had become an automatic response to most of his wife 's suggestions , and Scarlet had learned to have a few answers ready . |
| 55 | ‘ I think it 's done by quite a few groups these days , ’ said Mike Morrissey of the CMAC . |
| 56 | I was sad to leave the boat , we had made many friends despite the trip being only a few hours long . |
| 57 | One arrived at the bedside of a total stranger , and inside of a few hours that stranger became not merely the most important person in the world , but one 's entire world . |
| 58 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 59 | She had travelled overnight all the way from Scotland , just for a few hours one Saturday . |
| 60 | For a few hours each day the HCI Captain keeps them occupied like a regular Mary Poppins with games excursions and rehearsals for junior showtime . |