Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] and [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nightingale Park is in Edmonton and offers a few remaining studios and one-bedroom apartments , priced from £42,000 and £48,000 respectively . |
| 2 | He was able to assure her that in spite of a few twisted ankles and bruised limbs , those same Jocks were skiing not half badly by the time that strange wartime holiday was over . |
| 3 | Danvers , Massachusetts-based PictureTel Corp is cutting prices on its M-8000 bridge product family : it says it will offer a fully H.320 version of its M-8000 Multipoint Bridge starting at $45,000 for the M-8600 with three ports : the M-8600 is for customers with only a few videoconferencing systems and limited requirements for linking a large number of sites on the same call ; the H.320 standards-compliant version will ship in the autumn . |
| 4 | Quiss came back to the table by way of another small , though taller , table over on the far side of the room , where a few dirty cups and cracked glasses stood in a small tin basin under a dripping tap . |
| 5 | All the candidates of these parties lost their deposits , as did a few scattered independents and other candidates standing under rather esoteric banners . |
| 6 | She looked young and pretty and relaxed for the first part of the evening until a ghastly sense of anti-climax set in when she realized that many of the young English guests had arrived well watered and rowdy after their coach trip , soon to become hideously drunk on the Ashley 's generous provision of champagne and wine , with a few dainty canapés and other elegant nibbles . |
| 7 | That came from more than a few crossed twigs and dry leaves . |
| 8 | The real power lay outside the House of Commons , in the hands of a few rich magnates and aristocratic landowners . |
| 9 | What it was was a dirty patch of fenced-off sand with a few straggly trees and occasional tufts of scrawny grass . |
| 10 | Doubtless there were a few stiff backs and aching muscles to contend with after it was all finished . |
| 11 | After she had gone Paul made himself known to Dr Heatherton , to whom he had not previously addressed himself ; was rewarded by a few courteous words and good wishes for his progress ; and then went home . |
| 12 | ‘ We have a couple of injuries from this game but there were also a few bruised egos and broken hearts . |
| 13 | A few Chinese sparrows and Chinese magpies is all I 've seen . |