Example sentences of "be a few [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the place to explain logic , but there are a few bits of terminology which occur often in this subject which are not entirely standard . |
| 2 | There are a few glimmers of hope , however , since fewer firms are having trouble collecting fees and all but the larger firms are optimistic about increasing their client base . |
| 3 | Could you see that there are a few crates of champagne — those half-bottles , so convenient for visitors . ’ |
| 4 | Significantly , there are a few areas of overlap , which will allow very effective dovetailing between our operations . |
| 5 | There are a few touches of delirium in Lecercle 's text itself , as he would certainly be delighted to admit ; I take them to be caused by an invasion of normal English by French . |
| 6 | There are a few accents of English which may do this , so that , for example , ‘ cattle ’ is pronounced , but this is not the case in RP . |
| 7 | Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank . |
| 8 | There are a few examples of maverick programmes ( like Rapido ) selling themselves , so , encouraged , we decided we had not too much to lose ( more money … ) : we should check out the world 's biggest film and TV market , MIPCOM . |
| 9 | These are a few examples of community initiatives that have taken place : |
| 10 | There are a few items of Interest , but generally , local news is scarce . |
| 11 | There are a few items of Interest , but generally , local news is scarce . |
| 12 | What will be a few minutes of footage on the screen took all day to film . |
| 13 | In actual fact , all that may be offered may be a few strands of tobacco which , in many contexts , are assumed to suffice . |
| 14 | There may be a few examples of marsh woundwort stachys palustris still flowering during October . |
| 15 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 16 | There were a few minutes of silence as everyone concentrated on their food . |
| 17 | There were a few sticks of furniture and the floor was beaten earth , rather cold despite the summer . |
| 18 | There were a few complaints of poverty and the money was slow to come in from Norfolk and Yorkshire . |
| 19 | There were a few complaints of poverty , but no signs of serious opposition ; and the revenue began to flow in , reaching about £60,000 . |
| 20 | There were a few areas of life where he had not been involved — his interests ranged from Stockport Infirmary to the Territorial Army , Stockport Lads ' Club to the Boy Scouts , the Trustee Savings Bank to the NSPCC . |
| 21 | Next to a photograph of John were a few words of text which Chris had just written off the top of his head : |
| 22 | He resigned from his role as promotion and resource worker saying : ‘ There were a few points of disagreement , but I retain my membership of the co-op and wish Community Campus every success . ’ |
| 23 | There were a few pieces of wire among the rubbish , and he picked one up . |
| 24 | I saw that there were a few patches of shadow around me that could have been crammed with evil doers . |
| 25 | All that exists of the imposing dwelling is a few feet of wall and an open fireplace adjoining Cumnor Church . |
| 26 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 27 | The energy flux of PSR1718–19 at the surface of the companion is a few orders of magnitude below the critical flux necessary for substantial swelling of the companion due to irradiation . |
| 28 | All she needs is a few weeks of expert tuition . ’ |
| 29 | When a run was done using a lexicon without letter names , the number of paths produced was a few orders of magnitude less than when these words were included.2 Similarly function words could be treated differently from content words . |