Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] a few [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most woodland is now found west of the River Arun , the downs further east being notably lacking in tree cover except for a few extensive forestry plantations , which now form a high proportion of all downland woodland . |
| 2 | I fancied that except for a few corrugated iron roofs it still looked the same as when he had been here . |
| 3 | I wandered round the spectacular mall , deserted except for a few armed security guards , paint-smart in peaked hats and short-sleeved shirts . |
| 4 | Therefore , to whom belongs the credit for this near miraculous escape from falling victim yet again to socialist ideology and dogma , which is in decline and disrepute everywhere , except for a few Third World countries ? |
| 5 | She had been ridiculously cheap because of a few slight zebra markings . |