Example sentences of "[adj] [be] a few " in BNC.

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1 Pictured are a few of his 120 trophies .
2 Well , perhaps this is a few too many , but he knows after many years ' experience that he can ask for this and that it is necessary .
3 But this girl was talking this is a few years back now .
4 ( This was a few years before little actors such as Al Pacino , Richard Dreyfuss or Dudley Moore became big . )
5 The following are a few ideas that can help to make your practice more fruitful .
6 In 1989 , 1990 and 1991 New Millennium holidays have attracted a lot of favourable comments in the news media of which the following are a few examples :
7 Codes can easily be devised to suit your individual tastes , but the following are a few hints on which you might build .
8 However , there are success stories and the following are a few examples of ICI 's recent initiatives on recycling :
9 These are a few suggestions .
10 These are a few of the questions debated by thoughtful voters at supermarket check-out points , in dentists ' waiting rooms and factory canteens , on nature trails , in the linoleum-infested parlours of spirit mediums and in the halls of the mighty .
11 It gave Molly great pleasure to bake for Paul and his young friends , and these are a few of their favourites .
12 These are a few suggestions for the active .
13 These are a few we hope you will find the time to visit .
14 THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
15 These are a few examples where cost is an important reason for the under-use of services by the lower socio-economic groups .
16 Re-creating an old-fashioned Christmas , cooking and trying out old recipes , modelling or trying different solutions to a problem such as bridge building — these are a few of the numerous possibilities for follow-up work .
17 These are a few examples of community initiatives that have taken place :
18 In the 1960 's a few Stanier 8F 's began to appear but not with any regularity .
19 ‘ How many 's a few fivers ? ’ she asked .
20 In the Antarctic lower stratosphere , for solar zenith angles typical of late autumn and early spring , the lifetime of HNO 3 against photolysis is many weeks , whereas that of N 2 O 5 is a few days .
21 The fourth is a few steps up the ladder and could easily be used as a gigging guitar , although it still carries hallmarks of the mass-produced Korean instrument .
22 The above are a few samples that we have collected .
23 A group of famous and highly-motivated mothers — that 's a few of them above — decided to band together as Parents For Safe Food to ( a ) draw attention to what long-term use of powerful chemicals can do and ( b ) work with government , farmers and all the others in the food chain to try to find a solution .
24 There 's a number in the er when I was Church Street so that 's a few years now so it needs to be checked .
25 I have n't been to Paris since er ooh a long time a whe last time I went there I was on honeymoon so that 's a few years ago .
26 And that 's a few years ago .
27 That 's a few years ago , never mind a few months .
28 Erm so that 's a few options as regards the coding .
29 ‘ Well , yes , it was , but that was a few years ago .
30 That was a few pounds .
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