Example sentences of "few words [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is appropriate to add a few words at this point that might help avert the possibility of becoming involved in any extensive debate about whether associative changes of the sort described here should really be thought of as instances of perceptual learning , producing changes in the perceived similarity of the stimuli . |
| 2 | He went to meet them as they scrambled from the bus , hand extended in welcome , greeting them individually by name and exchanging a few words with each one . |
| 3 | " And while you 're there , " said Bigwig , scowling round at the others from under the great sheaf of fur on his head , " I 'll just have a few words with these three . |
| 4 | He had waited until the sentry reached the tower at the end of his beat , knowing , after watching the man from the bailey , that the guard would pause to exchange a few words with another man-at-arms before they separated to retrace their steps . |
| 5 | And then expand on it , and so I go into each of these and I go to the and I say a few words about each of these particular themes . |
| 6 | Er but he he is the agent for the European elections , the Liberal Democrats agent , and he 's gon na say a few words about that later on . |
| 7 | Before leaving the pruning of H.T.s and Floribundas , here are just a few words about some popular varieties that are examples of exceptions proving rules . |
| 8 | Finally , a few words about some physiological problems which result from nutrient deficiencies and weather conditions . |
| 9 | But if we behave normally like saying a few words to each other , the supervisors start shouting and harassing us . |
| 10 | The language that most of the home computers are used with is BASIC , and although there are a few words in that language which look like English words , like ‘ If ’ and ‘ Let ’ and ‘ Go to ’ and perhaps some others depending on the dialect of BASIC that you have , these words do not work in the way that ordinary English speakers are used to . |
| 11 | He was a man of few words in any case , Maggie noted . |