Example sentences of "[pron] with a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He satisfied himself with a few words of hurried consultation during a House of Commons debate . |
| 2 | It 's quite a while now since I 've bored you with a few observations about our friends the dumb animals who share their lives with us on the planet and the more you observe them the more convinced you become that they 're anything but dumb . |
| 3 | So with summer holiday time coming up we thought we 'd help the late planners among you with a few ideas on great areas to go walking . |
| 4 | You ca n't buy me with a few armfuls of flowers . ’ |
| 5 | She later embellished it with a few words about my inability to dance again — which I 'd never indulged in — and proposed that the girls would be driven even further away . |
| 6 | As I cleaned the little beauty and mounted it in my new display case , I promised myself that I would do everything possible to provide it with a few companions in the months that followed . |
| 7 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
| 8 | I comforted myself with a few thoughts of what I would do to the culprit if I ever caught him ; realised that was highly unlikely , and headed for the golf course . |