Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [art] few of " in BNC.

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1 Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles .
2 This holster will allow it to be carried by a few of those who presently have no means of looking after a throwline .
3 Hovering in the background to it all was the commanding officer ( played by Eric Barker , also to be seen in a few of the other early ‘ Carry On ’ films ) and his instruction that was so familiar to every ‘ sprog ’ who ever put on a uniform , ‘ Carry on Sergeant ’ .
4 The pixels can be enlarged until a few of them fill the screen and detailed manipulation can be done .
5 As in the earlier books , the bravura set-piece dominates , and the most memorable concerns the crates in which the Portuguese have packed up their belongings , and which were eventually shipped out of Africa — Kapuscinski was to stumble on a few of them in Portugal , sunk , as it were , in the sand .
6 As darkness made it impossible to continue , all that remained was to put in a few of the darkest reflections .
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