Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] [prep] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 This willingness to forgive past wrongs is one of the few signs of hope for this benighted province ; but it is not enough to bring peace .
2 On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach .
3 One side of the sheet lists the children of Charles the Cheesemonger , starting with the birth of William Charles in 1772 and appending a few dates of death for good measure .
4 There was little Luch could do , apart from laying aside a few blocks of honeycomb for her .
5 But here at Sophia Gardens , a nap hand of British girls have in their different ways been doing their best to tell us something about the game they play … and offering a few hints of hope for the future .
6 But here at Sophia Gardens , a nap hand of British girls have in their different ways been doing their best to tell us something about the game they play … and offering a few hints of hope for the future .
7 Keep a few cans in store for whizzing up quick and nutritious meals for the family
8 Or go back to HQ , and try to think up a few lines of enquiry for the staff there to pursue — men and women looking progressively more unwashed and unkempt and incompetent as the small hours of the morning gradually wore on .
9 Locals tend to stick to the pleasures of eating out in the evening , but there are a few spots in town for night revels .
10 Still at school but has already played a few times in midfield for youth team .
11 Attempts at humour aside , I now find myself penning a few words of concern for Salford 's Graduate Association now that the same question seems to be written large on the proverbial wall .
12 With or without management , Gatfield has a few words of warning for up-and-coming hopefuls determined to make an impression on record company A&R people .
13 Botha , meanwhile , signed off with a few words of advice for the Welsh : ‘ They are going berserk about nothing and it might be time for the WRU to concentrate on their own rugby . ’
14 Well , she thought , it wo n't be difficult to judge how right I am , if I pay out a few yards of line for him .
15 Only a few causes of death for women illustrate a reverse class gradient ( malignant neoplasm of the breast , malignant neoplasm of the brain , malignant melanoma of the skin and acute lymphoid leukaemia ) .
16 After a few months in jail for manslaughter , Tepilit could be released : the war effort encouraged flexibility .
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