Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adv] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of these claims can be considered , and either allowed or disallowed , only by looking at the work as a whole ; others can be at least understood after reading only a few lines : |
| 2 | This bright red bus is large and suitable for serving quite a few children . |
| 3 | Channichthyid fish of antarctic waters , for example the icefish Champsocephalus aceratus , are unusual in possessing only a few erythrocytes ( red blood corpuscles ) as larvae and none as adults ; related species have much reduced erythrocyte counts throughout life . |
| 4 | Spurs then started knocking the ball around nicely from the back and succeeded in creating quite a few gaps . |
| 5 | If you have trouble in finding exactly the same varieties , you local nursery should be able to suggest some good alternatives . |
| 6 | There was little Luch could do , apart from laying aside a few blocks of honeycomb for her . |
| 7 | And I think she intends on having quite a few drinks . |
| 8 | Assembly time is a natural occasion for identifying just a few children who have done well — a whole succession of children called to the front for praise in a single assembly simply devalues the reward . |
| 9 | The mestizo dug his thumb into his cocaine pouch and cursed at finding only a few grains on the nail . |