Example sentences of "with a few [noun pl] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs Castle opens her account with a few reflections on the ‘ feminine ’ touch Edward Heath had brought to the redecoration of Chequers and some bitter-sweet memories of 1969 , when she and Wilson had clashed there with trade-union leaders over the In Place of Strife proposals for union reform .
2 Beginning with a few notes on the back of an envelope , the Bill expanded rapidly .
3 Finally the helpful priest drove up to a point overlooking a fine old stone harbour , with a few houses on the quayside .
4 The general theory of relativity links the gravitational force and the structure of space–time , and so we should begin with a few remarks on the gravitational force and then explain how it was that the classical or Newtonian view of gravitation came to be seen as unsatisfactory .
5 Inland , you can get close to the countryside with a few days on a farm or perhaps pamper yourself with a luxury hotel .
6 Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic as long as they are relevant and meet other criteria such as language , date and level .
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