Example sentences of "little more than a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | With little more than a few snorts and grunts , the lumbering animals were coaxed down the ramp . |
| 2 | So , it might be asked , why is it important to examine in detail what , after all , merits little more than a few paragraphs in conventional histories of education ? |
| 3 | Benn , the WBC title-holder , countered : little more than a few inches from his hated foe 's nose , returned the observation in kind . |
| 4 | Most of the 400,000 people who turned out to watch saw little more than a few sparks over the Scheldt . |
| 5 | At these meetings , the great issues of the day are discussed , sometimes for little more than a few minutes , on other occasions the questions and answers can take an hour . |
| 6 | Scant make-up was applied , and her pale gold hair was treated to little more than a few vigorous strokes of a brush . |
| 7 | He had driven her half out of her mind with little more than a few heated kisses , and the humiliation of knowing just how much she 'd wanted him burned into her . |