Example sentences of "[noun] with a few [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 The black culture will have a significant , if not dominant , place in your family perspective because every other influence will be portraying and reinforcing the white culture — hence a token attempt with a few books and the occasional embarrassed conversation will not combat it .
2 Candida set about improving Sara 's still boyish figure with a few handkerchiefs and pins .
3 George 's contrib to the upcoming ‘ Red Hot And Dance ’ album is a plonking , KC And The Sunshine Band pastiche with a few hooks but nothing else .
4 As soon as the removal van is spotted by a neighbourhood group member , the new family is welcomed into the area with a few pastries and an offer of practical help .
5 Now it is only a small island with a few houses and the great cathedral with its accompanying church , S. Fosca .
6 I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying .
7 The experience confirmed Tanzania as a society in which key decisions were made by the president , sometimes in consultation with a few individuals and sometimes not , for implementation by an elite of party workers and civil servants .
8 fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) .
9 It is possible to start off with the simplest possible system with a few reports and then add to it as new requirements are uncovered .
10 A few years ago — before 1986 — I was at a party with a few friends and we met some people who used to be in athletics .
11 Still , he prepared her cigarettes for her at least , filling a saucer with a few butts and plenty of ash .
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