Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] of [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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1 | He suspected that some of his departmental heads , particularly BH Morgan , the Works Office Engineer , and Stephen Mansell , the Maintenance Superintendent , would have preferred a more relaxed setting in his private sitting room next door , the low , comfortable chairs , a few hours of chat with no set agenda , perhaps a drink together afterwards in a local pub . |
2 | After the usual bread and jam left out by Mrs Garfitt , Toby went and played a few games of rounders with the young boys . |
3 | A few bits of paper with some writing on it , what colour is it ? |
4 | Reporters are proverbially heavy drinkers , and it took a few bottles of bonhomie with Johnny Smart before Charles could actually get down to the business for which he had come . |
5 | Mrs Zamzam had a tiny garden ; a few feet of clay with a stunted flowering cherry tree that shaded the sandbagged air-raid shelter . |
6 | Father Moore is only a brief visitor ; he has called in crisply to pay his respects , exchange a few words of banter with Patsy ( also a brother-in-law of somebody ) , and to inform Siobhan that next year he will be personally heading a pilgrimage to Knock so as to ward off any unfortunate flukes of the road . |
7 | One day we were poking around in some sodden ashes by the rear exit and found a few slivers of celluloid with images on them . |
8 | There followed a few years of growth with turnover increasing from £11 million 1982 to £18 million in 1987 . |
9 | Soak break in a few tablespoons of water with the vinegar and garlic for 10 minutes . |