Example sentences of "few [noun pl] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Missus ’ was about as inappropriate a soubriquet for Onyx Muggeridge as could be imagined , and Mike Pumfrey , who had heard a few scraps about her already , registered this . |
| 2 | We have had a few meetings about the rule but they have always brought in extra bodies to out-vote us . |
| 3 | And there 'll also be at the club tomorrow morning an antiquarian bookseller , a dealer in manuscripts , and an expert in drawings , to see if there 's been the hanky-panky suggested by those few notes about Fishbane . ’ |
| 4 | " I shall be much happier , Nathaniel , if you do n't bother Chuck every few minutes about his future , " she said quietly without looking at her husband . |
| 5 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 6 | There were a funny few minutes about John Major 's working class credentials but like Mills the rest of the act was a bit hackneyed . |
| 7 | There are also a few rules about pictorial balance . |
| 8 | There are few rules about this . |
| 9 | It had all the facilities needed by the three Services and there were as yet few worries about security of tenure . |
| 10 | Nobody can object to collecting and analysing such information ( despite a few worries about confidentiality ) . |
| 11 | A. You should have few worries about initial high stocking levels . |
| 12 | But Curbishley had few worries about beating Sunderland once they had had Kay sent off for foolishly retaliating against Walsh . |
| 13 | She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread . |
| 14 | Fat Paul , I would say , has few anxieties about his accent . |
| 15 | If he considered Vologsky to be an ideal choice , then he could have few doubts about his ability to persuade the pilot to defect . |
| 16 | The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square . |
| 17 | A mixture of something old and something new , everybody here at Club has his or her own favourite , and we 've also asked a few personalities to say a few words about their number 1 trip . |
| 18 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 19 | She later embellished it with a few words about my inability to dance again — which I 'd never indulged in — and proposed that the girls would be driven even further away . |
| 20 | Since then , Sakharov 's health has continued to be poor and his friends are scathing about the role of Soviet scientists — in his case the Academy of Sciences : ‘ A few words about the USSR Academy of Sciences and Sakharov 's scientific contacts . |
| 21 | Now just a few words about vitamins and minerals . |
| 22 | Here , a few words about Niki 's strained relations with Italy and Italians . |
| 23 | Thinking about cardigans reminded me how many knitters ask me about buttonholes , so I thought a few words about bands and buttonholes might not come amiss . |
| 24 | This is an appropriate place , perhaps , for a few words about the use of roses for hedging and screening . |
| 25 | Before leaving the pruning of H.T.s and Floribundas , here are just a few words about some popular varieties that are examples of exceptions proving rules . |
| 26 | Finally , a few words about some physiological problems which result from nutrient deficiencies and weather conditions . |
| 27 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 28 | ‘ But first I 'd like to say a few words about myself . |
| 29 | It is desirable to say a few words about Reg. v. Skipp [ 1975 ] Crim.L.R. 114 and Reg. v. Fritschy [ 1985 ] Crim.L.R. 745 . |
| 30 | There is no escape ; I have to say a few words about the properties of materials . |