Example sentences of "than [adv] a few " in BNC.
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1 | More than just a few grey hairs here and there . |
2 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
3 | That behaviour demanded more suffering than just a few uncomfortable hours . |
4 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
5 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |
6 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
7 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
8 | Political life in America sometimes seems only to be about bargaining in one form or another : Bargaining skill is indispensable in a chief executive obliged to operate in a pluralist system of decision -making where power is diffused and decentralized , and where there is a multiplicity of significant power holders rather than just a few . |
9 | And are talking about I think more than just a few people erm therefore the s |
10 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |
11 | It had cost her , more than just a few thousand pesetas . |
12 | The apparent advantage of variance reduction is diminished if , as is much more often the case with surveys than with experiments , many somewhat disparate characteristics are under review rather than just a few correlated variables . |
13 | We have like , we have hundreds of crap facilities rather than just a few good ones . |
14 | Fountain trays are also shallow and likewise can offer little to aquatic plant life , other than possibly a few submerged oxygenating plants . |
15 | Because he thought that he was dealing with the National Press rather than simply a few local people whom he had been ignoring for a considerable time , the Mayor responded to direct questioning , even if he did not change his colours . |
16 | Indeed , advice work is certainly more complex today than even a few years ago . |