Example sentences of "[am/are] a few [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the place to explain logic , but there are a few bits of terminology which occur often in this subject which are not entirely standard . |
| 2 | There are a few glimmers of hope , however , since fewer firms are having trouble collecting fees and all but the larger firms are optimistic about increasing their client base . |
| 3 | Could you see that there are a few crates of champagne — those half-bottles , so convenient for visitors . ’ |
| 4 | There are a few pairs of words ( minimal pairs ) in which a difference in meaning appears to depend on whether a particular is syllabic or not , for example : But we find no case of syllabic where it would not be possible to substitute either non-syllabic ( type a ) or ( type b ) ; in the examples above , ‘ Hungary ’ could equally well be pronounced and ‘ adulterous ’ as . |
| 5 | Significantly , there are a few areas of overlap , which will allow very effective dovetailing between our operations . |
| 6 | There are a few touches of delirium in Lecercle 's text itself , as he would certainly be delighted to admit ; I take them to be caused by an invasion of normal English by French . |
| 7 | There are a few accents of English which may do this , so that , for example , ‘ cattle ’ is pronounced , but this is not the case in RP . |
| 8 | Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank . |
| 9 | However , there are success stories and the following are a few examples of ICI 's recent initiatives on recycling : |
| 10 | There are a few examples of maverick programmes ( like Rapido ) selling themselves , so , encouraged , we decided we had not too much to lose ( more money … ) : we should check out the world 's biggest film and TV market , MIPCOM . |
| 11 | These are a few examples of community initiatives that have taken place : |
| 12 | But there are a few details of chapters 1–3 which we should mention . |
| 13 | There are a few items of Interest , but generally , local news is scarce . |
| 14 | There are a few items of Interest , but generally , local news is scarce . |