Example sentences of "only a [det] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few hours ' drive by dirt highway from Serra Pelada , the government was pouring investment into the construction of an immense mining project called Carajas , a mountain range of solid iron . |
| 2 | Liza had written some weeks ago to say that John had been sent , at only a few hours ' notice , on a course . |
| 3 | Money at call is money which can be withdrawn at only a few hours ' notice . |
| 4 | Local shopping and other amenities are close at hand and the sea is only a few minutes ' drive away , when the tide is in . |
| 5 | The house was only a few minutes ' drive away from the river . |
| 6 | After only a few minutes ' discussion , Hill and Branson agreed a transfer of the Sex Pistols ' contract from EMI to Virgin , conditional , of course , on the agreement of the group 's manager , Malcolm McLaren . |
| 7 | The initiating processes in all these interactions are referred to as biological interface conversion processes and can be easily studied in the eye because contact lenses can be removed and analysed after only a few minutes ' wear . |
| 8 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 9 | Her flat was only a few minutes ' walk away from the station . |
| 10 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 11 | Just under half lived in the same household as the dementia sufferer ( 45 per cent ) ; most of the remainder lived within easy reach : 14 per cent in the same street or only a few minutes ' walk away , 20 per cent within two miles , ten per cent within five miles , and only 11 per cent further than five miles away ( although in Newham 36 per cent of the principal carers lived more than two miles away compared with only 12 per cent in Ipswich ) . |
| 12 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 13 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 14 | He booked in to the Inter-Continental Hotel , only a few minutes ' walk from the fairground . |
| 15 | In its first annual report , it pointed to the difficulties in some areas particularly in the south-east and the west midlands where the available land was limited to only a few years ' supply . |
| 16 | It is particularly appropriate for young patients with diabetes of only a few years ' duration and without complications . |
| 17 | The job depended upon careful organisation as it had to be come at only a few days ' notice . |
| 18 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |
| 19 | If you leave after only a few months ' experience here , believe me , you will find it hard to get a good job elsewhere . |
| 20 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |