Example sentences of "consist [prep] [art] few [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | As part of the process of writing from the very beginning , and writing in small steps , from the first day you should write down , and keep available , notes consisting of a few sentences on each of the following : ( a ) the essay 's hypothesis ( the claim it is interested in exploring ) ; ( b ) the evidence or data you are going to use ( the facts , quotes , parallel cases from other texts , etc. , that you are in the process of collecting ) ; ( c ) brief statements of your ideas so far ; ( d ) in the case of a longer dissertation , the preliminary results of a " literature search " ( a survey of bibliographies to find things to read ) . |
2 | The cost of evening courses or those consisting of a few sessions in a school of nursing cost considerably less than residential week long courses or part-time variations held over a period of several months . |
3 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
4 | Virginia like most of the mainland colonies consisted of a few ports with an extensive hinterland that was left untouched until the coastal sections had been fairly fully settled . |
5 | My celebration consisted of a few beers with my caddie friends at Edinburgh station and on the night train . |
6 | As for England , although the lute was played at the beginning of the century , the only music for it in any source earlier than c. 1540 consists of a few pieces in the British Library manuscript , Royal App. 58 ( see p. 186 ) , two of which bear titles showing that they were settings of songs by Sir Thomas Wyatt ( ‘ Hevyn and erth ’ ) and Henry Howard , Earl of Surrey ( ‘ In winter 's just return ’ ) . |