Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A very simple and beautiful example of the use of substitution notes may be found at the beginning of Wagner 's Tristan und Isolde : Here the commonplace cadence A minor-F7-E7 is given a subtle mystery through the use of a few substitution notes as follows : in bar 2 , G is a chromatic substitution for A ( on which it resolves ) , while B is a diatonic substitution for A or C , on which it does not resolve ; in bar 3 , A substitutes chromatically for B , on which it resolves . |
| 2 | I know , we 're not er we ai n't af we ai n't afraid of a few bum workers cos we have got er good engineers like , you know ? |
| 3 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
| 4 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 5 | So training is very easy to implement like that with a few memory cells and a binary decoder . |
| 6 | Vary the order with a few vegetable dishes and steamed rice . |
| 7 | This was mainly rural farmland with a few market towns and small coastal resorts . |
| 8 | Press each pleat to the heading behind with a few hand stitches and also at the base of the stiffening , to hold in position ( fig. 44 ) . |
| 9 | With a few exceptions labourers and servants in Rutland were men whose assessments were below £2 , which in turn were virtually identical with subsidy assessments based on wages . |
| 10 | Give me a six foot tank and I 'm more likely to put a shoal of small 25mm Tetras into it , along with a few Dwarf Cichlids and Corydoras , than use it for one or two larger fish . |
| 11 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 12 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
| 13 | In a few days time that extra edge of fitness could keep them alive |
| 14 | Hugh , himself I think he is completing his work and there , in , in a few months time and I know there have attempts made to find someone to replace him . |
| 15 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 16 | That contrasts with what some policies will lead to in a few years time if we are going to have complete closure of some long stay hospitalS . |
| 17 | Rifle Club It was reported that the rifle club had again had a successful season and had taken part in a few Game Fairs and National Competitions . |
| 18 | Rifle Club It was reported that the rifle club had again had a successful season and had taken part in a few Game Fairs and National Competitions . |
| 19 | It did n't get me out of very much , except a few guard duties and er I collected one stripe , and then two , and I did the pay and all sorts of things . |
| 20 | I will , therefore , concentrate on a few problem shapes and situations . |
| 21 | In the early nineteenth century ice was used for this purpose only in a most limited way , on a few country estates and in the area around Barking , where it was collected from the marshes most winters . |
| 22 | Most were Kamalians but there were also Spaniards from the Basque region , Africans from the front-line states , plus a few East Germans and one man from the Republic of Ireland . |
| 23 | By 3pm Dez had washed 39 cars , mostly Jaguars , Mercedes , Porsches and even a couple of Rolls Royces , plus a few Ford Escorts and other smaller cars , and was appealing for more cars ! . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |