Example sentences of "a few and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ So they romanced for a time , whispering on the edge of sleep , until a noise of footsteps , first a few and then large numbers , came from the road outside . |
| 2 | I step on a few and watch them crack in the middle like a sheet of glass . |
| 3 | The beetle emerges in June or August via a few and scattered flight holes about 6–12mm ( 1/4–1/2in ) long which inadequately represent the true extent of the unseen damage . |
| 4 | In case we do have a hard winter however , it might be worth potting up a few and over-wintering them , if you have n't already saved some of last year 's generously produced and well-ripened seed . |
| 5 | ‘ By the fifth decade of the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution had completely dislocated the traditional structure of English society , bringing riches to a few and misery to the many . |
| 6 | I fingered a few and then picked out a shiny foil bag that folded neatly down into a tiny pack . |
| 7 | What environmentalists are saying is that change should not be made for the benefit of a few and to the detriment of many . |
| 8 | Choose from a colourful array of mango , star fruit , kiwi and raspberries , to name but a few and add a sprinkling of Sweetex to bring out the full flavour , or use it in recipes for a sweet taste without the calories . |
| 9 | People are bound to miss Gary Lineker but successors like me must score a few and establish reputations of their own . ’ |
| 10 | A range of different colours , shapes , thicknesses and varieties of condoms are available — try a few and find out what suits you best . |
| 11 | We put on a few and I knew I was finishing , so I thought I would try to go out with a bang by breaking the pavilion window in the Long Room . |
| 12 | So if anyone 's interested in going on that , get in touch with me or Dave , we 'll erm , say we do n't need to many but I think we can take a few and we will take our petition with us on that one , the animal petition . |
| 13 | These difficulties were the source of much of the conflict among philanthropists , between those who preferred to give thorough-going help to a few and those who believed that the scale of destitution was such that wholesale relief was necessary at least in times of high unemployment , to palliate serious destitution and to prevent social disorder . |
| 14 | To the extent that there is an elision in the terms of debate , and the concept of postmodern arrangements is aligned only with a ‘ free ’ labour market variant of organizational forms , which actually means freedom for a few and restriction to much more repressive conditions for the many , then the terms of debate and choice are unnecessarily restricted . |
| 15 | Yeah the the graphs it 's just a question of doing a few and getting the feel of it and then we 'll . |
| 16 | Tentatively she tried a few and then , with something like exasperation , chose heavy bangles , a choker with ruby-red stones and matching pendant earrings . |
| 17 | Shocked and incredulous , Buzz could say nothing more , but as the limousine glided on , she remembered a great deal : the teashop outings in Earls Court when Edward was little , comforting Nell , time after time , when Billy had had a few and behaved badly . |
| 18 | Well , Wayne is very gullible when he 's had a few and when you , Leslie , told him he was going to be a football star , it went to his head and he happily paid you the £10 signing-on fee . |
| 19 | Oh there was quite a few and then on the other side there was er , the old reading room where the erm er , building society is it now , what 's there ? |
| 20 | And we 're booked up to go and see Cats in January , oh we 've quite a few and then like , there actually spooling 's quite good at organizing for er charity . |
| 21 | In the end George ate all of his , but Libby faithfully saved a few and wrapped them in a paper bag . |
| 22 | I know him , he 's a mate , probably just had a few and he 's sleeping it off . |
| 23 | Yeah if they if their churning out the stock that tu tend to churn out , I mean I go along for an enquiry for a few and find they 've got thousands in stock . |
| 24 | erm so you know but you may find if you give , print off a few and give them to a few people over the weekend |
| 25 | Well we 'll get a few and then |
| 26 | I think there 's I think there 's quite a few and I think this is what swayed it , the fact that they have had erm , I know of at least ten say ten , there 's one , two , three on the other side of the road which is good because Bob which is another one , so that 's four , there 's which is the other side of the shop , is five , there 's us , six , Jean seven , the eight , erm the guy the other side of the which is nine , there is Ginny over the and the erm old persons ' home , that 's ten that I know of for certain about , er and then I 've heard of other people were gon na be writing in , now whether they actually did or not I do n't know |
| 27 | No this is , cos Marion and Matthew they like Indians and they go both me ma , start again , they like Indian meals and they 've been round to quite a few and they said this is the best one they 've been to . |
| 28 | They 'd been and looked at a few and there , |