Example sentences of "few [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 31 | Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic . |
| 32 | Inflation , which had officially fallen to 9.4 per cent in September 1989 and to around 7 per cent in October , rose sharply in November , while the austral lost one-tenth of its value on the black market , dropping to $1.00=1,000 australs in the course of a few hours on Nov. 20 against a background of uncertainty over economic policies , tension within the government and divisions in the labour movement . |
| 33 | Visiting drivers to , after a few hours on the motorway , are hardly going to be looking for a zebra crossing on such a busy dual carriageway . |
| 34 | The glory of victory , the bitterness of defeat , the sunny nature of everyone as they cross the bridge into the magic world for a few hours on a frosty January day . |
| 35 | The few crags on the steepest ground have associated short scree slopes which , in the well-drained conditions have peaty rankers with well-structured organic horizons . |
| 36 | When you are interviewed for a job which may involve press relations ( and most do ) your potential employer will often call a few journalists on major publications to see what reaction they have to your name . |
| 37 | There were few subjects on which he did not have firm opinions . |
| 38 | The two other big diversified computer companies are Unisys Corp at $8,400m or so , and NCR Corp at $7,100m — only the same size as Apple Computer Inc , a pure personal computer play with few designs on the data centre — and if AT&T Co is really serious about making it big in the computer industry , it will soon have to start thinking of buying NCR a present — and Unisys begins to look tempting now that James Unruh has finally got the company onto an even keel and Unisys ' own mainframe millstones under control . |
| 39 | That is why so few books on the middle game , he wrote , though plenty on openings and endgames . |
| 40 | Few books on accounting can have such intriguing acknowledgements . |
| 41 | There were a few books on a revolving mahogany stand , mostly museum catalogues . |
| 42 | Very few books on human rights are published in sub-Sharan Africa , both because of the fear of reprisals and because of economic constraints . |
| 43 | Very few books on human rights are published in sub-Sharan Africa , both because of the fear of reprisals and because of economic constraints . |
| 44 | I 've only got a few books on differentiating . |
| 45 | BRITISH Airways boss Lord King should take a few trips on Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic . |
| 46 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 47 | The drummer gave a few bangs on his big drum , the accordionist struck up a lively tune and the procession moved off to the first house . |
| 48 | But the latest news was discouraging — they had met few supporters on the road down Keltney , a handful from the far side of Tummel , not a soul from Rannoch . |
| 49 | " Oh , lay off , " said Clelia , and pulled away from him , and skipped a few steps on the green short grass , and then did rather a professional cartwheel . |
| 50 | They had left the restaurant and were taking a few steps on the front . |
| 51 | There are probably only a few crewmen on board , not combat trained . |
| 52 | The radical Mamba darabiner turned a few eyes on the DMM stand . |
| 53 | In offices with E-mail systems a fax can be copied to hundreds of different destinations without having to do more than make a few entries on the key-board . |
| 54 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 55 | The feel of them brought him back into the attic room , to the confusion that made a few words on a piece of paper into a lifeline . |
| 56 | Now a few words on how you can help me to best help you . |
| 57 | So cold and unfeeling ; Eileen could n't have imagined anyone behaving in her own son 's home as if she were a stranger , making small talk and occasionally bestowing a few words on her daughter-in-law . |
| 58 | He held out the salver to Galvone who took the sheet , unfolded it , read the few words on the paper and handed it to Hauser . |
| 59 | Before concluding I would just like to put down a few words on permission and such like . |
| 60 | Lissa did as she was told , and obligingly he tapped out a few words on the keyboard . |