Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed . |
| 2 | The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke . |
| 3 | The presence of soils in turn ensures the presence of breeding petrels that burrow in soils , or require the dense vegetation for nesting , and of a few species of birds ( and indeed of introduced mammals ) that live entirely on the resources of the land . |
| 4 | Despite his wide range of achievements , Dall 's name is little known outside of a few groups of specialists . |
| 5 | They 'd never amount to a fortune — not at a penny a hundred points — but at least they paid for a few packets of cigarettes . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 7 | You ca n't buy me with a few armfuls of flowers . ’ |
| 8 | I would get a stocking with a few bits of things in when I was young and Grandma used to make a big cake with white icing , but that would be when Daddy was alive . |
| 9 | Modern brick and concrete duplexes squatted here and there along the road , each with a few rows of vines trained along wires suspended from concrete posts behind them . |
| 10 | I FIRST came across Theatre de Complicite seven years ago in a show called More Bigger Snacks Now , which featured a definitive demonstration of just how much mess it is possible to make with a few packets of crisps and a couple of cans of Coke . |
| 11 | A shaded patio overlooks the garden , well planted with colourful racks of equipment and sails , and the garden leads straight onto the beach , mainly sand with a few patches of pebbles . |
| 12 | The missiles would blast out of their launchers , navigate automatically across Europe , and land within a few metres of targets such as airfields , ports , power stations , dams and locks . |
| 13 | Within a few minutes of galactosides being added to the medium , the genes are switched on , and enzymes appear . |
| 14 | They insisted that neither loyalists nor republicans would have left 200 lb of explosive within a few feet of men and women working contentedly in the bakery kitchen and suggested that it was more like the work of outside agents , acting under strict and impersonal orders . |
| 15 | Firstly , look at a few maps of zodiacs already published to get a feeling for them . |