Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The beginnings were slow and limited to a few sectors where differences in labour costs were important . |
2 | Dragging with them seventeen unwieldy brass cannon from Edinburgh castle , they took Norham castle on the south bank of the Tweed , and pressed on a few miles to Flodden in Northumberland . |
3 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
4 | Bring to the boil and simmer for a few min . |
5 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
6 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
7 | Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture . |
8 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
9 | Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks . |
10 | To return to the offending nettle ( Urtica dioica ) or , it too had its uses : Martin Martin noted that in Skye ‘ the tops of nettles , chopped small , and mixed with a few whites or raw eggs , applied to the forehead and temples by way of a frontel , is used to procure sleep ’ . |
11 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
12 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
13 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
14 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
15 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
16 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
17 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
18 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
19 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
20 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
21 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
22 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
23 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
24 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
25 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
26 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
27 | Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water . |
28 | Research has shown that some old people can not survive the emotional shock of moving to the Home and die within a few weeks . |
29 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
30 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |