Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [art] few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 2 | Give or take a few minor exceptions , all members have the same number of chromosomes , and every location along the length of a chromosome has its exact opposite number in the same position along the length of the corresponding chromosome in all other members of the species . |
| 3 | Grate nutmeg over this , and strew a few coloured comfits on the top if you choose . " |
| 4 | ‘ I think there 's a good chance that Billy was brought in here and asked a few nasty questions by his fellow liberationists and maybe there was a fight . ’ |
| 5 | It was published shortly after I 'd taken part in a time and motion study during which I 'd spoken to the man with the clip-board and asked a few pertinent questions . |
| 6 | I too got to the Imperial by 12:30 and asked a few likely candindates were Tim ! |
| 7 | Nightingale Park is in Edmonton and offers a few remaining studios and one-bedroom apartments , priced from £42,000 and £48,000 respectively . |
| 8 | I mean , those are just we just went out and chucked a few fucking trees down . |
| 9 | Mark and cut the shape on a piece of cardboard , transfer on to the front of the tile , and using a few downward strokes to get the cut started , saw out the shape . |
| 10 | On the few occasions when Fernando had some pressing business to attend to she was able to put her own mind to work and make a few valuable contacts for the agency but the majority of her time was spent with her love . |
| 11 | The setting sun glowed at the bottom of her half-acre garden , lightly gilding the fruit blossom with a pinkish-gold lustre and reflecting a few faint rays from the greenhouse windows . |
| 12 | He turned and made a few fast strokes in pursuit , and swam into a current of colder water that snaked across the bay and washed round him . |
| 13 | But , even if it WAS all his fault … on the whole he is playing excellent and made a few vital interceptions ( Soton for one ) . |
| 14 | Wiv all the money we 'll make from the match day market and the find the lady stall in the boardroom — oh sorry , no , you 've already got one — we 'll be able to go out and buy a few proper players . |
| 15 | Is it a recent alliance , or does it stretch back a few years and involve a few other deals ? |
| 16 | We drove back down the West side , through the Waipoua Forest which is still quite extensive and contains a few giant kauris , magnificent , almost unbelievably huge when you get up to them . |
| 17 | Eventually Anthony took the pad away and found a few albino strands growing behind . |
| 18 | So Leith left the two of them in the kitchen and found a few tidying-up jobs to do in the dining-room . |
| 19 | On his way home from college , he had managed to slip into the bookshop and grab a few quick words with Joe on the pretext of asking for a book , but the small , stout man could only tell him more or less what he already knew . |
| 20 | Quickly , Hari ladled the soup into bowls and cut a few thick pieces of bread , suddenly realizing that she was hungry too . |
| 21 | His paw landed in the ashtray , knocking it out of my hand and spilling the few precious drops I had caught . |
| 22 | Comfort bent her head again and added a few quick pencil strokes to her drawing . |
| 23 | But , within a couple of months of coming to the throne , Siraj-ud-Daula marched on Calcutta , seized and plundered it after a few days of frantic but ill-prepared resistance , and allowed the few British survivors of the seige to be locked up in the prison of the fortress for the night . |
| 24 | He fished a three-metre whip to take gudgeon steadily , and adding a few small perch for 2–11–8 . |
| 25 | Of the total NHS budget , as we can see from Figure 10.2 , a small part — less than 3 per cent — is taken by the central department to provide central administration , supply a few specialist services and give a few specific grants . |
| 26 | I had already made an extensive study of the various methods of language teaching , purely as a hobby , and run a few short courses from my home during the holiday season . |
| 27 | Jack had borrowed boots and skis for me and I stumbled out into the great outdoors and enjoyed a few hasty lessons down the snow-covered slopes of the mountain . |
| 28 | Leonora found a bathroom instead , and spent a few quiet minutes tidying herself up in peace . |
| 29 | " Yes … yes … " he murmured , filling the syringe before my eyes and sending a few playful spurts into the air . |
| 30 | Despite the tensions of the human rights office , she was always remarkably good-humoured and adored the few social moments she allowed herself . |