Example sentences of "a few in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Weathered clay barley-sugar edgings finish off a path or flowerbed with a crisply period touch , but aside from shoving a few in your handbag next time you visit Mount Stewart , they tend to be hard to find . |
| 2 | She had had a few in her short life and none of them had been pleasant . |
| 3 | We have quite a few in stock and would like to clear a few at least ! |
| 4 | Unfortunately , experienced models are hard to come by on most of the Polynesian islands , though it is possible to find a few in Papeete . |
| 5 | ‘ We got offers from every major company in England and a few in America . |
| 6 | I had one ball-point pen with me and a few in the Land Rover . |
| 7 | There are still a few in New Zealand but numbers there are now very low , and the Belted variety is more popular than the standard black . |
| 8 | At about the same period Youatt remarked that most of Somerset 's cattle were good red Devons but that a few in northern Somerset were particoloured Devons and some in the west of the county were yellowish rather than deep red or were sheeted ( that is to say , with broad white belts ) . |
| 9 | D. Although jobs in light industry are increasing , with a few in each town , the region still has only a small proportion of its workers in manufacturing . |
| 10 | Might be a few in later . ’ |
| 11 | This includes more than a few in the occult . |
| 12 | The peak of production was reached between 1850 and 1875 , during which period up to 200 men and women were employed in the trade , mainly in Mauchline but with a few in neighbouring villages . |
| 13 | Fraud investigators say he posted hundreds of fake job applications last year , a few in Russian , a few in Turkish — anything to impress the big oil companies , some of which flew him to Riyadh and Aberdeen for interviews . |
| 14 | Fraud investigators say he posted hundreds of fake job applications last year , a few in Russian , a few in Turkish — anything to impress the big oil companies , some of which flew him to Riyadh and Aberdeen for interviews . |
| 15 | Unlike so many manufacturers who are inclined to say ‘ this is our aircraft , come and get it , ’ DHC wisely began their design process by polling over eighty bush operators throughout their diverse country , as well as a few in other climes , to see exactly what they wanted . |
| 16 | He tries to obtain fresh herbs where possible , and grows a few in his garden as a standby , although dried herbs do work if the fresh variety is not available . |
| 17 | The early steps in their relationship were not easy , and a few in the industry were never reconciled to his leadership , though all recognised that he was acquiring a strong sense of identity with the industry 's interests . |
| 18 | Neurological deterioration in adulthood has also been recorded in some late and untreated subjects , and in a few in whom a neuropathological report was available the findings suggested active and diffuse demyelination as well as hypomyelination and reduced brain size . |
| 19 | There are a few in the field of Art education today , ill-informed about what really took place in the West Riding in the 1950s and 60s who say , " Oh yes , that was about drawing from observation , with youngsters making copies from natural objects " . |
| 20 | If you think about this it 's based on the four carbon structure so you 've got ta have a few in the name there is a carbon carbon double bond so the basic structure we 've got is the Butane but as there is more than one position you could have that carbon carbon double bond now , to indicate this position and so this one would be called futes it would normally be a butane but to indicate it 's position bute one E and again you 're taking the lowest number so instead of it being a bute three , it 's a bute one E you start at the appropriate . |
| 21 | They were two of the biggest lunatics he had ever met , and he had met a few in his time . |
| 22 | Do not completely cover the tank bottom with mops , just place a few in the central region of the tank . |
| 23 | They ran over a few in their minds , having acquired the same references . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've brought a few in for tea . ’ |
| 25 | Erm there are quite a few in , in this series which follow the same sort of thing is that er , all projects all jobs on site er will have a quantity surveyor from Dave 's section . |
| 26 | ‘ You must have got a few in the Houses of Parliament , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 27 | For this reason it is wise to keep a few in a bowl during the winter , so that they can be given a little warmth during early spring to encourage premature growth and shade the first flush of water discolouring algae , thus discouraging its growth . |
| 28 | There are a few in Slovenia . |
| 29 | There was a few in the lads they were just did n't want to do this picket line . |
| 30 | They had tried a few in the Fahan Lodge Hotel after sailing back the night before , been seen off by two ugly English girls ( Morally ugly , said Rory — they would n't screw ) and had roared into Buncrana in the BMW and done the High Street bars . |