Example sentences of "by a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then check it is clear below and attempt a straight stall , followed by a few stalls in very gentle turns . |
| 2 | Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers . |
| 3 | At £5 per quarter , this rarity is not exactly a budget snack , but with a focaccia still warm from the oven and accompanied by a few herb-steeped olives , it could be the most extraordinary sandwich you ever eat . |
| 4 | I think it genuinely irresponsible that someone with my theatrical track-record has written a play about this internationally known theatrical figure yet it has only been seen by a few people . ’ |
| 5 | This stage was followed by the introduction of individual ownership and this was followed by a few people gradually monopolizing the ownership of the means of production . |
| 6 | Another treats the upheaval as a crusade for liberty led by a few heroic dissidents . |
| 7 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |
| 8 | This was concealed up to now by a few intuitive master strokes , the lucky results of risks that were in themselves unjustified , and the short-comings of our enemies . |
| 9 | After Fawn Hall , a break was arranged before the second act in which , after excursions by a few minor players , North was to appear . |
| 10 | His deputy , a Scot , later received a circular from the Food and Dairy Products Committee which extended all expiry dates by a few weeks . |
| 11 | Fisons enjoyed another buoyant session , helped along by a few comforting words from broker Hoare Govett , who hosted a presentation to institutions on Wednesday . |
| 12 | Across the oceans , Sotheby 's continues to plug away at the Japanese market with its Print sale in Tokyo , now bolstered by a few nihonga ( Japanese-style ) paintings . |
| 13 | Another day of dreadful toil had come to the industrial ghettos of early Victorian Glasgow , a world often forgotten and ignored , a world echoed throughout Britain where families lived and died bounded by a few streets , walled from the world of green and life by an invisible fence , a dead hand that bound them in chains of language , and rags , and marked them for life more surely than any thief was ever branded at Glasgow Cross . |
| 14 | Joseph fell seriously ill at this time , and so Ollokot , accompanied by a few Wellamotkin warriors and an elderly holy man , represented the Wallowa band . |
| 15 | As at other sites , the trace metal contamination — first lead , then zinc — predated the onset of acidification by a few decades . |
| 16 | A theory was evolved by a few influential educationalists that if a child is given a basic training in Laban skills then he will have the essential grounding for any future specialisation he may care to follow in gymnastics , dance or drama . |
| 17 | Innsbruck , the famous Olympic ski resort is another excursion where you have a fascinating guided coach tour of the city followed by a few hours to explore for yourselves . |
| 18 | ‘ Thanks , ’ Trent said , to delay his death , if only by a few minutes . |
| 19 | The Ministers arrived at first light to find the palace dark and empty , the huge rooms barely lit by a few lamps placed here and there showing the furniture covered in drapes . |
| 20 | His closed fist shot to his mouth from time to time , followed by a few slow chews . |
| 21 | Of course , a set of policies on soil conservation was not simply determined by a few major economic and political interests of colonial powers alone . |
| 22 | They came to a halt at a barrier , assuming it was manned by a few nervous Italians . |
| 23 | It was not , save by a few visionaries , supposed that these secondary schools should be provided for everybody , nor that they should be free . |
| 24 | Hardraw Force is the highest surface waterfall in the country ( although exceeded in height by a few underground streams descending into potholes , Fell Beck in Gaping Gill being a notable example ) and the most beautiful . |
| 25 | Perhaps for this reason above any other , aromatherapy has sometimes been dismissed out of hand by a few dyed-in-the-wool traditionalists because they believe a certain amount of discomfort must be felt if it 's to do us any good ! |
| 26 | Although intuitive aromatherapy is much derided by orthodox practitioners ( and even by a few scientifically minded aromatherapists ) , it too has its place in the holistic scheme of things . |
| 27 | The situation does not occur on stillwaters because there is enough water well out from the banks to allow the beats to be separated , if only by a few yards . |
| 28 | It is true that the quality of most waters runs in cycles ; a few years of mediocre fish followed by a few years of quality fish . |
| 29 | When a little old lady on Weybridge station platform asked the Irish stationmaster why there were two large wall clocks each giving a different time by a few minutes , the answer came in a fine Irish brogue : ‘ Ah , yes ma'am ! |
| 30 | Regression techniques , because they set out to make the squared distances of the residuals from the line as small as possible , can be unduly influenced by a few exceptional data points . |