Example sentences of "few [noun pl] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She earns between $800 and $1,000 a month , lives in one furnished room , and has just a few possessions of her own . |
| 2 | The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches . |
| 3 | I have pleasure in enclosing a few copies of our new recruitment leaflet which I hope you feel will enable you to attract a lot of people in your area to become CPRW members . |
| 4 | We can contemplate many pictures of large-wheeled carts , for example , and a few scraps of them remain ; but the details of land transport are still obscure , though we become ever more aware how much must have travelled on exceedingly inadequate roads . |
| 5 | Throughout the colonial period they made little use of the judicial system set up by the British and made few requests of their administrators . |
| 6 | His wife , played by Greta Scacchi , has a few secrets of her own . |
| 7 | In the first few minutes of their greetings , the real purpose of Nora 's trip was forgotten by them both . |
| 8 | Have n't these candidates got the guts to face up to the voters who elect them to Parliament and spare us a few minutes of their time . |
| 9 | few minutes of it . |
| 10 | The Ministers and the Court dignitaries were on the platform to make their farewells , which the Emperor had insisted be short and restrained , so that within a few minutes of his arrival he and his son were on board and the train left to cries of ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ |
| 11 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 12 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 13 | Ballater , in the last few minutes of his visit , praised his performance as a pianist and the atmosphere became more cordial . |
| 14 | If you do not like a coffee house you have lost only the price of a cup of coffee and a few minutes of your time . |
| 15 | Some are quite a major commitment , some a small but regular commitment , others no more than an hour or even a few minutes of your time . |
| 16 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm very sorry to bother you , ’ Jackson said smoothly , ‘ But I 'd like a few minutes of your time . |
| 18 | ‘ May I steal a few minutes of your time on this unique occasion and go back to November 22 , 1944 when nine Mosquitos from our Squadron were briefed to mark the U-Boat pens at Trondheim for 171 Lancasters . |
| 19 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 20 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 21 | I walked around the bedroom which , unlike mine , was neat and showed few signs of its occupant : a small pile of books , with Psychological Correspondences on top ; a pair of flesh-coloured tights drying on a radiator ; some cosmetics . |
| 22 | Now safely home , Eva shows few signs of her experience . |
| 23 | Salomon , who had left Germany when he was nine , showed few signs of anything like this happening to him — although he was reported as ‘ somewhat unsociable ’ and disappeared at one stage for three days , returning well and happy . |
| 24 | Yet in the late 1930s there were few signs of it happening . |
| 25 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 26 | They 're now desperatly trying to piece together the last few hours of her life . |
| 27 | Volunteers need only provide a few hours of their time a week to be trained as a tutor . |
| 28 | I am doing my best , but I wish a few more would give a few hours of their time . , . |
| 29 | If you live in the Wallingford area and have a railway interest perhaps you might like to join this enthusiastic group and give them a few hours of your time . |
| 30 | Hari returned to the attack , ‘ A few hours of your time , that 's all . ’ |