Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a few [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately for us , they had developed the custom of leaving a few of the wild cocoa trees when they felled the forest . |
| 2 | But make a point of trying a few of the most promising new bedding plants each year to see whether they do well in your garden , and match your criteria for a good bedding plant . |
| 3 | And what 's really wrong with knocking a few of the rough edges off your partner ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Nowadays his mistakes are fewer , though Patsy reveals he is prone to hiding a few under the bed . |
| 6 | I will therefore restrict myself this morning to highlighting a few of the issues that will be covered in more detail in that report . |
| 7 | Her empire had become unwieldy and , if its defences could be forced , it provided opportunities for trading and for snatching a few of the less well-defended colonies . |