Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beetles , wasps , squirrels etc feed upon the leaves and acorns of the oak ; but a tree that weighs 100 tonnes may produce only a few tonnes of such provender each year . |
| 2 | Dwell for a few moments on these words of Paul , and when you have a moment of quiet use the prayer that follows , either in your own words or as it stands , as a way of bringing to God your thoughts and feelings both on what you have discovered through these pages , and any particular concerns you may have at this present moment . |
| 3 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 4 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 5 | There 'll still be a few showers around this evening , but they 'll die out later . |
| 6 | Azerbaijan has about a third of the world population of mud volcanoes , which range in size from a few metres to several kilometres across the base . |
| 7 | Er , we 're getting quite a few calls on that subject now , John from Erith , good morning to you John . |
| 8 | She spun a few yarns on that count , as well . ’ |
| 9 | The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes . |
| 10 | Needless to say , there are a few surprises in these performances : the Academy 's playing is a polished as ever , Marriner 's conducting urbane and refined . |
| 11 | The man threatened a cashier with a handgun in the raids which happened within a few hours of each other . |
| 12 | And we had erm we , there was a few changes during that time , we used to get troops coming in and occupying the classroom , and we maybe , at the very early days I can remember having to go to the Street School and also the Street Hall which belong that was a church hall . |
| 13 | I get a few letters of this sort from people who think the advert for the B.A.E.C. in your classified section , which says it ‘ exists to help electronics enthusiasts ’ , is a general invitation to all and sundry to send their problems to me . |
| 14 | You have Cards 1 , 2 and 3 to start with and quite a few variations on those cards are possible , from arranging different numbers of zig-zag changes between the holes to trying out different yarns and stripes . |
| 15 | Golden-leaved marjoram , yellow-variegated lemon balm , white-variegated pineapple mint , purple-leaved sage , blue rue , the filmy leaves of bronze fennel , and the pink , purple and blue , leaf-like bracts of clary are a few herbs of this kind . |
| 16 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
| 17 | Just a few lines on this page : ‘ I am distressed for you , my dear . |
| 18 | There are quite a few ingredients in this recipe , but it is very easy to make . |
| 19 | While she was doing this , within a few minutes of each other came Jasper , then Pat and Bert , then Roberta and Faye . |
| 20 | Within a few minutes of this treatment being given , he was able to button up his coat . |
| 21 | You 've got as long as it , it takes but it wo n't take , I should think , more than a few minutes for each group er to do their presentation . |
| 22 | The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 23 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 24 | Perhaps we can offer a few pointers at this stage . |
| 25 | ( She thought : I must n't forget to sing a few notes in that direction … ) |
| 26 | This limits the degree of possible grazing or nibbling and explains why deer and cattle , for example , will eat just a few mouthfuls from each tree before moving on . |
| 27 | A few offences of this nature will involve the owner of the vehicle or employer of the driver . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been hearing a few things about this boy that s come to live at Beech Place . |
| 29 | Clearly there are other choices for the parameters , but for all realistic values the critical concentrations will be small , and the length scale of the individual layers will be a small fraction of the chamber depth in the range of a few centimetres to several metres . |
| 30 | Faulting takes place through sudden , rapid movements over distances ranging from a few centimetres to several metres . |