Example sentences of "[be] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been only a few exceptions to this general rule . |
| 2 | It had been only a few hours , but that was enough to ensure that birthdays would always fall on public holidays and the correct number of hours could therefore be spent languishing . |
| 3 | Moving further north , the United States has rather fewer volcanoes , and although there are some impressive cones such as those of Mt Shasta and Mt Rainier , both over 4,000 metres high , there have been only a few minor eruptions in historic times . |
| 4 | There have been only a few empirical studies of the relationship between volume and maturity . |
| 5 | I was a little anxious as to payment , which would have been only a few coppers except we had none . |
| 6 | She stared out of the upstairs living-room window , at the place where his Jaguar had been only a few moments before . |
| 7 | Since J. C. Wells 's research on the phonological adaptations made by Jamaicans who had lived for a period in London ( Wells 1973 ) , there have been only a few detailed studies of the language of Caribbeans in Britain in spite of a good deal of interest in all aspects of Britain 's black population . |
| 8 | Even the best examples of restoration , and there are perhaps a few , fall far short of compensating for the lost of ‘ real countryside ’ . |
| 9 | Interpretation of iconography , the historical context of works , or personal information about sitters for portraits are only a few of the varied topics which can be spelt out in catalogues . |
| 10 | The above examples are only a few of those showing how conventional ports de bras can be changed . |
| 11 | In Easton , there are only a few policewomen attached to each section . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't you realise that the enemy are only a few yards from these positions ? |
| 13 | By the time we meet Odd-Knut coming back to find us we are only a few hundred metres from the camp . |
| 14 | There are only a few places where he can be , but it is n't until 0500 hours that he is found walking along Unter den Linden , the most famous and beautiful of Berlin 's pre-war streets , having apparently lost contact with his friends . |
| 15 | These are only a few examples of the applications of scientific research to metal artefacts . |
| 16 | There are only a few of them and we 're unlucky to be involved . ’ |
| 17 | Thus anatomy may reflect the fact that there are only a few ways in which some engineering problem can be solved . |
| 18 | ‘ These figures are only a few weeks old . |
| 19 | The National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham International Airport are only a few miles away whilst the new International Convention Centre is only a short walk away . |
| 20 | There are only a few detailed pollen diagrams from the Outer Hebrides that cover all or part of the last 10,000 years , the so-called post-glacial . |
| 21 | Individually , haplochromines are not spectacular in appearance : most are only a few centimetres long , and silvery , when they are not in their breeding colours . |
| 22 | Apart from the former mill owner 's house , there are only a few other remnants , such as the remains of a mill pond , sluices and the reservoir . |
| 23 | ( Later we learn that her body was carried a long distance on someone 's back , for there are only a few places in Tibet where sky burials are performed . ) |
| 24 | Syphilis has long been labelled ‘ the great imitator ’ and there are only a few clues to prod the examining doctor into thinking of the correct diagnosis rather than some other condition . |
| 25 | Normally , these bubbles ( or vesicles ) are only a few millimetres across and quite thinly scattered , but sometimes , if the lava has been particularly gas rich , the rock is so honeycombed with large bubbles that it looks like some kinds of Swiss cheese ; more holes than solid . |
| 26 | It is amazing what an acutely exciting feeling is engendered when you know , or anticipate , that the carp are only a few short yards from where you sit . |
| 27 | Almost all the crops are cash crops and there are only a few cattle in the area . |
| 28 | C. Today there are only a few cotton mills left but there are many firms making clothing and some making textile machinery . |
| 29 | ‘ The fact is , ’ he went on , ‘ there are only a few years remaining for your Aunt Emily and myself . |
| 30 | Ground-nests are so well concealed that predators can easily overlook them even when they are only a few feet away . |