Example sentences of "a few [noun] of [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 2 | For Gloucester jockey Peter Scudamore a few moments of solitude and silence . |
| 3 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Cannons are dangerous if sometimes unpredictable weapons whose manufacture is limited to a few groups of human and Dwarf experts . |
| 6 | Now , Roger , I beg you , let us go back to our chamber , warm ourselves , snatch a few hours of sleep and tomorrow , as we break fast in the hall , I shall confront the murderer . ’ |
| 7 | Wood , cork and well-laid vinyl tiles can be painted with gloss paint and given extra protection with a few coats of polyurethane or yacht varnish . |
| 8 | The passageway here splits into two , one branch leading to the engine sump where a cage lies jammed for ever , the other leading to where a small spiral stairway runs up from a hole in the wall , over the tunnel , to the engine room which , apart from a few acts of vandalism and the ravages of time , is very much as it was on the day it was left . |
| 9 | There were a few sticks of furniture and the floor was beaten earth , rather cold despite the summer . |
| 10 | In a recent case , the police posed as ordinary civilians in order to trap a shop owner , licensed to sell liquor by the case only , into selling them a few cans of lager and a bottle of wine . |
| 11 | We were more used to being given a few cans of lager and that was it , ’ says Solowka . |
| 12 | Quite a few cans of Coke and things like that , quite a few cans for relieving yourself ! |
| 13 | Then , after a few glasses of wine and dessert , who knows , he might be able to have his way with her . |
| 14 | ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me . |
| 15 | Have a few glasses of beer or Scotch or … you know … punch ! |
| 16 | With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber . |
| 17 | There were a few complaints of poverty and the money was slow to come in from Norfolk and Yorkshire . |
| 18 | Again using improvisation as its ethos , the album once more finds Talk Talk sailing blissfully off into the unknown , each musician using their own initiative , steering the music through freeform jazz and contemporary classical music , Hollis occasionally adding a few lines of comfort and despair in his fragile and tender voice . |
| 19 | There were only a few spots of blood and all I could think about was how Mum must n't see them . |
| 20 | There were a few minutes of silence as everyone concentrated on their food . |
| 21 | The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is in a small room just inside the Presbytery door and to it come over a hundred people who give an hour of their time a week to ‘ watch ’ but there are countless others who come in just for a minute or two and there find a few minutes of silence and prayer . |
| 22 | I 've nothing against these two teams , but to be deprived of the euphoric English faces after only a few minutes of joy and achievement was an insult . |
| 23 | Kathleen Lavender sat on the end of her bed and wept a few tears of fear and uncertainty and regret . |
| 24 | Hibs showed a few signs of life when Tweed and Weir threatened on the counter-attack . |
| 25 | He will probably show a few signs of wear and tear , but as long as your vet recommends purchase he could be a good buy . |
| 26 | According to Dr David Benton , even a few slices of toast and marmalade help to sharpen the memory . |
| 27 | ‘ We play a very open game , sometimes to our detriment , and we needed a few slices of luck when West Brom were 2-0 up and bombarding our goal . |
| 28 | And what can there be about the arrangement of a few slices of sausage and a dozen black olives on a dish brought by the waitress in the seaside café to keep you occupied while your fish is cooking that makes you feel that this is the first time you have seen and tasted a black olive and a piece of sausage ? |
| 29 | All that exists of the imposing dwelling is a few feet of wall and an open fireplace adjoining Cumnor Church . |
| 30 | I only need to carry a few tubes of paint and some water in an old squash bottle , all packed into my fisherman 's box which doubles for a seat , and my paper masking-taped down to my board . |