Example sentences of "just [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In just the few seconds that it took Roebuck to de-rail Shelford , a whole new Marty Roebuck fan club was born .
2 It was no big deal , just a few chickens , a couple of rabbits , hamsters , gerbils and a donkey . ’
3 I thought he 'd just a few girls .
4 There were just a few strands of grey in his hair , faint lines around his eyes and the sensuous mouth .
5 The air was quite filled with hundreds and hundreds of swifts , wheeling and turning in the sky , with dozens of swallows and sand-martins and just a few house-martins lower down over the water .
6 I mean , just a few odds and ends that you could do from your nice
7 When paths are short , every rule on the path will gain an improved weight after just a few searches , and for a good rule , the gain in weight will be significant even if the rule is first on the path .
8 Its clientele was almost entirely male , with just a few women — secretaries being bought a drink by their bosses , presumably .
9 The work can then be spread out to the measurements required on the blocking board and just a few pins are needed to hold the wires into place .
10 As a result , erm , prices wo n't be quite as volatile as they are in the opposite case , alright , when the world market , and virtually nobody , let's assume that virtually nobody uses the world market to trade in , they 've all got their own agricultural policies , right , just a few countries trade in the world market , it only takes erm , a , a sort of poor harvest , or a very good harvest in any one of these erm , er , sort of protected countries , in order to get rid of this output , they 'll put it on the world market .
11 Nothing on it , just a few smudges .
12 Even if you open your account with just a few pounds , you can immediately begin to enjoy the benefits of a good rate of interest .
13 If you are only planning to follow the F-Plan for a week or two to polish off a modest weight problem of just a few pounds .
14 The success of modestly-priced courses such as East Horton and the increasing popularity of driving ranges , where anyone can turn up with a three wood and a five iron and whack a basket of balls for just a few pounds , shows that golf can still thrive in the recession — if the price is right .
15 There is even a special plan which enables you to insure your repayments — in case of illness , an accident or redundancy — for just a few pounds a month .
16 Jane 's mum Mary , 50 , was beaten to death for just a few pounds in 1981 .
17 And all of this for just a few pounds .
18 It really is a multi-million pound industry … convincing people they could look better just a few pounds or stones lighter and this is how to do it .
19 From forty thousand pounds worth of designer garden to patio displays for just a few pounds — there 's something for everyone .
20 The tattoo was a moment 's impulse and cost just a few pounds , but now it 's taking up the time and resources of the NHS .
21 In some parts of the country the extra charge amounts to just a few pounds but the average figure in County Durham and Cleveland is £20 .
22 I normally lose just a few pounds , Bobby .
23 There are many delightful alpines with a height and spread of just a few inches .
24 The first time he had driven the van to Stowbridge he had smashed its top to pieces against the arch of the bridge , not realising it was just a few inches too high to go under .
25 Curl the toes back and raise both arms towards the toes , lifting the head and shoulders just a few inches off the floor .
26 Over the first four days it was all I could do to get Dawn to step off the perch I 'd set up in the field , with my glove just a few inches away from her .
27 Already the first squadrons of sepoy cavalry were swooping over the abandoned ramparts and racing for the Cutcherry to kick away just a few inches of that thin trickle of grey powder before it burnt its way home .
28 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 .
29 Just a few inches .
30 He moved closer , until just a few inches separated them , staring down into her eyes with intent written all over his face .
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