Example sentences of "[art] [noun] a few [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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1 | A few of his fellow citizens would wait until the train was about to depart , nobble him and throw him on the train , slip the guards a few dollars and wave goodbye . |
2 | Rincewind stood up as slowly as he dared , and drew from his belt the short sword he had taken from the guard a few hours and a hundred years ago . |
3 | Outside the circle a few mounds and stones were all that remained of the huddle of huts that had once crowded under the broch 's protection . |
4 | He practised the phrase a few times and then stuffed the book back in the outside pocket of his jacket . |
5 | At the western end of the bay a few houses and Ireland 's smallest church , measuring 12ft by 6ft , make up the picturesque hamlet of Partbraddan . |
6 | I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate . |