Example sentences of "with [art] [noun] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top picture was composed of agrimony leaves and alchemilla flowers , with the addition of a few pink larkspur and red hawthorn flowers . |
| 2 | Whilst the daisies look fine as they are , they will look quite stunning with the addition of a few butterflies and these are great fun to create . |
| 3 | It was agreed with the Prince that the interview would take place at Broadlands where he would be staying with the Brabournes in a few weeks ' time . |
| 4 | But this would be at a great price for the many to deal with the problems of the few . |
| 5 | He cleared out with the deposits after a few weeks . |
| 6 | With the help of a few sure-fire successes brought over from ITV , it gradually established itself , though still subsidized by the sub-scriptions . |
| 7 | He , more than any other ornithologist , knew what to look for and would be able , with the help of a few hand-picked collectors , to assemble a substantial collection in a fraction of the time it would take should he stay home and await specimens sent by less reliable amateurs . |
| 8 | On Hicks 's death in 1869 the business was taken over by G. R. Crickmay of Weymouth and , with the exception of a few weeks in 1870 spent in London with John Raphael Brandon , architect of the Catholic Apostolic Church in Gordon Square , Hardy worked intermittently with Crickmay in Dorchester and Weymouth until 1872 . |
| 9 | With the exception of a few short magazine contributions and the revision of the serial The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved for publication in book form , it brought to an end a career in prose fiction which had seen the publication of 14 novels and some 40 stories , and earned Hardy a place among the greatest 19th-century novelists . |
| 10 | In fact , with the exception of a few critics such as Lytton Strachey who noticed ‘ the melancholy of regretful recollection , of bitter speculation , of immortal longings unsatisfied ’ , the poems of 1912–13 attracted little attention . |
| 11 | Feminists must baulk at any … conclusion which implies that the vast audience of romance readers ( with the exception of a few up-front intellectuals ) are either masochistic or inherently stupid . |
| 12 | With the exception of a few books and some china , everything had had to go ; for there were those bills to be paid , and besides , they needed every penny they could get . |
| 13 | Among the intelligentsia , hardly a voice was raised in its defence , with the exception of a few university teachers of Marxism-Leninism . |
| 14 | With the exception of a few New Zealand government officials , the other inhabitants had only come to Koraloona because they preferred it to life in reduced circumstances in a big city . |
| 15 | With the exception of a few of the non-manual workers , concentrated in the first group , early retirement can not be said to have been chosen from a position of strength — namely , possessing financial security , good health , and the option of continued employment . |
| 16 | With the exception of a few large-scale programmes ( Giaretto , 1982 ; Sgroi , 1982 ) and a single case study ( Kolko , 1986 ) , little is known about the suggested success of specific approaches . |
| 17 | With the exception of a few intervening slabs , the routes are always steep , rarely less than overhanging or more than 25m , on near perfect rock and well equipped with bolts and chains for ‘ moulinette ’ . |
| 18 | With the exception of a few journalists perhaps over-committed to the official Anglo-American view after following it so assiduously for three years , the press , too , was mostly unenthusiastic . |
| 19 | Similarly the Eton Society known as Pop , the equivalent of school prefects , elected its own members with the exception of a few who belonged ex officio . |
| 20 | In spite of this , in the individual developing countries , with the exception of a few ( probably due to the small sample size for the extreme age categories ) , and in all developing regions , levels of mortality are much higher for infants born to women who have not reached age 20 and those aged 40 and over than to babies whose mothers were in the middle of their childbearing ages ( i.e. in the 20–39 years age group ) at their birth . |
| 21 | ‘ With the exception of a few broken computers sliding off desks , and other such minor damage , the plant came through the quake in good condition . |
| 22 | I am pleased to be able to confirm that the setting up of Council Tax liabilities for individual properties is now complete within the computer software , with the exception of a few properties where the rebate entitlement has still not to be finally resolved . |
| 23 | ( i ) A complete phase-out of CFCs by the year 2000 ; ( ii ) a phase-out of production of halons by 2000 , with the exception of a few used for medical purposes ; ( iii ) a commitment to " responsible " use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons ( HCFCs , developed by chemical companies as an " ozone-friendly " CFC substitute but themselves causing limited damage to the ozone layer ) , with a view to phasing them out by 2020-40 ; ( iv ) a complete phase-out of carbon tetrachloride ( a solvent used in certain paints and pharmaceuticals ) by 2000 ; and ( v ) a phase-out of methyl chloroform ( used in electronics and metalworking ) by 2005 . |
| 24 | She has also been involved with the organisation of a few other projects including a National Sleep Out , which aimed to increase public awareness of Aberdeen 's homeless people and Dial-a-Santa which took place at the end of last year . |
| 25 | Journalists must be told that this is a speculative lunch with only a small information content and that the general intent is to discuss the subject in broad terms with the injection of a few ideas from the PROs . |
| 26 | In some parts of the country a substantial part of residential services for adults with long-term mental illness , elderly or otherwise , is provided by private landlords who may employ one or two staff to assist with the care of a few residents . |
| 27 | This case began before my use of LM 's and I prescribed Lycopodium 6C three times daily which dealt with the symptoms within a few days . |
| 28 | He walked into the corridor , tiredness suddenly overcoming him with the prospect of a few hours off , and very nearly knocked Catherine Crane over in his preoccupation . |
| 29 | A steady pressure tries to pull my finger to the rod , so I go along with the movement for a few inches and then strike . |
| 30 | Judith Bailey 's firm , clear beat led perhaps to an unduly deliberate tempo and heaviness of phrasing in the first movement of Beethoven 's Emperor Concerto and narrowly missed coinciding with the soloist at a few important junctions . |