Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] such as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , with the exception of a few critics such as Lytton Strachey who noticed ‘ the melancholy of regretful recollection , of bitter speculation , of immortal longings unsatisfied ’ , the poems of 1912–13 attracted little attention . |
| 2 | For a few dogs such as Sombro , the drives of adolescence persist into adulthood and while the dog can be okay while fit and young , life can get increasingly tough as they get older . |
| 3 | Capital letters : Use these only for proper names and for a few dignitaries such as Her Majesty the Queen , Prime Minister , Archbishop and Field Marshal . |
| 4 | Domestic policy he tended , with a few exceptions such as social security ( where he would reprise his old refrain about the law of averages coming to the rescue of the millions ) , to regard largely as a matter of ‘ drains ’ . |
| 5 | Further , in a few cases such as Lepisma ( Sulc , 1927 ) and Hemidoecus ( Evans , 1939 ) the paranotal expansions are supplied with tracheae arranged in a pattern somewhat similar to that in developing wing-pads ( Fig. 40 ) . |
| 6 | In a few cases such as at Cuxton and Snodland , the positions of the churches do correspond with the remains of large Roman Villas . |
| 7 | These range from small increases in weak acute phase proteins such as C3 complement , and a two to fourfold rise in proteins such as α 1 -acid glycoprotein ( serum orosomucoid for the traditionalist ) , fibrinogen , and α 1 -antitrypsin , to spectacular rises in a few proteins such as CRP and amyloid A-associated protein . |