Example sentences of "with [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.

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1 This may range from small areas of earthworks within or at one end of a settlement , to large areas of earthworks with only a few farms and cottages in use today .
2 WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun .
3 I wisht I could put you in a cage with about a million mice and let you have fun . ’
4 By 1790 the European navies numbered in all about 470 ships of the line ( the large vessels which formed the line of battle in important naval conflicts ) together with about a thousand frigates and a thousand smaller ships .
5 Every Friday he lunches in the Glasgow Art Club with about a dozen friends and only displays momentary irritation when he fails to hear an occasional bon mot .
6 We decided that this could happen with quite a few units and that we should point out in the documentation the need to be on guard against it .
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