Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs , and allowing for a few notable exceptions ( usually older and more collectable items from different parts of the world ) , this assumption has generally held true . |
| 2 | I could n't help but imagine the scene of panic and desperation that must have taken place a few hours earlier - the young dolphin fighting and dying in a few frantic spasms , its grieving mother well able to defend her child from sharks but helpless against a silent , resisting wall of nylon . ’ |
| 3 | Even very simple parts , consisting of a few long notes , are effective . |
| 4 | Wetlands transitional to wet pastures were also noted but in spite of considerable travel in these areas , I noted only two active drainage schemes , both consisting of a few open ditches mainly to facilitate surface water runoff . |
| 5 | ‘ In the majority of the villages occupied during the sieges of Newark , there are traces of the earthworks thrown up by the besiegers , most consisting of a few eroded banks or ditches . ’ |
| 6 | We started off just looking for a few cuddly toys and a few pounds to send them across to the folk in Roumania because we were all very touched by the need of the children there . |
| 7 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 8 | Due to the pilot nature of the scheme it is only operating in a few selected areas initially , which is why your parish has not been contacted . |
| 9 | When Hazel and Fiver reached the floor of the hollow they found Blackberry waiting for them , crouching on the peat arid nibbling at a few brown stalks of sedge-grass . |
| 10 | The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt . |
| 11 | The new ruling , which Advanced Micro plans to appeal , means that it will have to write new microcode for the Am486 chip that it has been sampling to a few potential customers and had hoped to ship by the end of the year . |
| 12 | With support for the 88000 RISC as a system architecture dwindling to a few hardy companies , a core 88open unit will continue to service their requirements , testing and branding system software and applications . |
| 13 | With support for the 88000 as a system architecture dwindling to a few hardy companies , a core 88open unit will continue to service their requirements , testing and branding system software and applications . |
| 14 | Science International certainly ranged widely during its first week , as well as getting across a few simple principles . |
| 15 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
| 16 | Outside in the howling , flobs of rain were twisting and twining around the few remaining hutches . |
| 17 | We are not talking of a few fanatical terrorists , we are talking of a nine million-strong nation in the heart of the Balkans . |
| 18 | She wandered through to the study and whiled away ten minutes putting in the few remaining border pieces . |
| 19 | CHARTBUSTERS Was ( Not Was ) wo n't return to France in a hurry after touring for a few miserable days . |
| 20 | The last Elf army departs from the Old World , leaving behind a few hardy colonists who refused to go . |
| 21 | And Morse did the same , feeling for a few small moments an intense and splendid happiness . |
| 22 | If you 're planning on a few intimate moments then why not try new Santes anti-perspirant deodorants . |