Example sentences of "[noun pl] to a few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Statistical packages will now perform a battery of sophisticated multivariate analyses that reduce unwieldy correlation matrices to a few succinct dimensions . |
| 2 | I do n't remember ever being afraid , and I would boast of my nocturnal activities to a few close friends , who were duly impressed . |
| 3 | For lasers based on atomic transitions , this limits the available wavelengths to a few discrete lines , and even for molecular liquid dye lasers the practical tuning range for a given dye is limited to about 50 nm . |
| 4 | Armed with a basic knowledge of the major compositional schemes , the prospective collector or student should be able to recognize many of the more distinctive contemporary rugs and limit the less obvious ones to a few possible sources . |
| 5 | The length of the repairs to be done with the flagstones will vary from several miles to a few hundred yards , and they will be laid with the help of local authorities , volunteers and environmental associations . |
| 6 | I have omitted , with reluctance , references to a few natural features of interest that have been subject to abuse of privilege by a minority of visitors . |