Example sentences of "a few sticks of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
2 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
3 | A crude stone hearth , a few sticks of furniture , chests and coffers and a shelf full of kitchen implements were all the friar 's apparent possessions . |
4 | So I made myself at home at the Golden Turk ; the two-faced landlord greeted me civilly enough , providing a chamber on the second floor with a pallet bed and a few sticks of furniture . |
5 | There were a few sticks of furniture and the floor was beaten earth , rather cold despite the summer . |
6 | WIRRAL Housing Department scooped a major public relations windfall last night all for the cost of a few sticks of rock . |