Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [art] few [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The archaeological evidence for this hunting activity over very long periods , from 12,000 to 4000 BC , consists of flint implements and a few bone objects from both open settlement sites and caves . |
| 2 | The reluctance of the odd electron to engage in bonding appears to be retained in these complexes and the few X-ray structures obtained so far indicate unusual bonding . |
| 3 | Inside were a couple of building-society account books and a few bank notes . |
| 4 | Un the side of the road climbing up the Oa , at Cragabus , a much disturbed cist of three chambers contained unburnt human bones and a few pot sherds . |
| 5 | In addition to the usual inns and shops , professional residences and a few town houses belonging to the local nobility and gentry , it contained two barracks , county courts , a prison , a workhouse , a hospital and a museum . |
| 6 | Supplies were to consist of four water bottles each , three pounds of dates and a few glucose sweets . |
| 7 | They integrated with the Picts , the ‘ painted men ’ , finally absorbing them and their culture completely , leaving behind only robbed brochs , broken hill-forts and a few stone carvings as evidence of the Picts ' passing . |
| 8 | Some cattle are reared on permanent pasture on the lower slopes and a few fodder crops of grass , oats and potatoes are grown in the lower valleys . |
| 9 | He drove past until he found a rest area : just a track behind trees and a few picnic tables . |
| 10 | The mix of strong bluesy ballads and a few rock numbers combine to present an original album . |
| 11 | The window I am sitting beside overlooks the back garden , where there is a perpetually erected bonfire , old cuttings , window sashes and a few wardrobe doors . |
| 12 | In two rooms off the courtyard are women , children and a few greybeard patriarchs . |
| 13 | Decorate the table and dishes with little flags , coloured umbrellas and a few jelly cases filled with pretty coloured sweets . |
| 14 | I have a rock and coral arrangement in one corner , with a mixture of smooth flat rocks and a few coral items . |
| 15 | Home Office Ministers fiddled while tyres and a few petrol bombs burned . |