Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [coord] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years ago no … came away from Pontypool without a few bruises and a thorough beating by the famous front row … those days have long gone … |
| 2 | Remaisnil itself is but a hamlet of five or six cottages , a few alleyways and a simple parish church to serve its sixty-five inhabitants . |
| 3 | In some parts of the country the extra charge amounts to just a few pounds but the average figure in County Durham and Cleveland is £20 . |
| 4 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 5 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 6 | We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … . |
| 7 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 8 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 9 | Now it is only a small island with a few houses and the great cathedral with its accompanying church , S. Fosca . |
| 10 | He will normally find that this assumes the shape of a pyramid , with a broad base of people who had only 1 or 2 hearths tapering to a few persons or a single individual who owned a disproportionate share of the wealth . |
| 11 | A pile of white kandoras , a pile of head scarves , a pile of wezaar , an extra black braided circlet , a few underpants and an extra pair of sandals . |
| 12 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 13 | Women were just becoming visible in men 's researches : meriting a few pages or a special chapter ( Nichols and Armstrong , 1976 ) . |
| 14 | So why could Dr Neil , with a few words and a sidelong look , lance her indignation so easily , compel her to reassess herself and life ? |
| 15 | There was also the occasional case of petty theft , street fighting or traffic offences which often ended up with a plea of Guilty and a fine of a few dollars or a short period in goal . |
| 16 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 17 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 18 | The black culture will have a significant , if not dominant , place in your family perspective because every other influence will be portraying and reinforcing the white culture — hence a token attempt with a few books and the occasional embarrassed conversation will not combat it . |
| 19 | Even with just a small balcony , a few steps or a tiny patio , your choice of containers is considerably enlarged , thereby increasing the amount of plants you can grow for pressing . |