Example sentences of "[prep] a [det] [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile pacifists were generally content with the abstract moralizing suggested by the Manchester Guardian 's opposition to the formation of a Liberal Foreign Affairs Committee on the grounds that the ‘ success or failure [ of foreign policy ] depends on the application of a few simple principles to facts which as a rule are not very numerous nor very complicated . ’ |
| 2 | Charles … allowed himself for the sake of a few thousand pounds to be regarded as a greedy and litigious landlord rather than as a just ruler or as a national king . |
| 3 | But Bouncer , a rare white German Shepherd dog , has been stolen , probably to order and probably worth a few hundred pounds to an unscrupulous dealer . |
| 4 | The largest falcon of the region , resembling a large stout Peregrine ( p. 93 ) in outline , though with slightly blunter wings with broader bases , and longer tail , but extremely variable in plumage , from almost white with a few dark flecks to almost completely dark grey ; most frequent form is like rather pale Peregrine , but lacking the dark moustachial streak . |
| 5 | Within fifty years West Ham was transformed from an essentially agricultural economy with a few nucleated settlements to the industrial heartland of south-east England . |
| 6 | Treatment can cost anything from a few hundred pounds to up to £15,000 in exceptional circumstances . |
| 7 | Flatbed plotters range in price from a few hundred pounds to several thousand pounds . |
| 8 | Occlusion bodies ( OBs ) can be from a few hundred nanometres to several micrometres across and these viruses can therefore easily be seen under the light microscope , which greatly aids diagnosis . |
| 9 | Tribes vary in size from a few hundred individuals to many thousands of warriors . |
| 10 | This in fact became so only because of the policies Wilson adopted in the way of providing arms to the other side , for which there was insufficient compensation from the rather half-hearted support given by the Soviets and by a few other countries to the Biafrans . |