Example sentences of "on [art] few [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Some way past the hotel , still on the few hundred yards of concrete ‘ promenade ’ , I saw a very tall elderly man standing and bending in the middle of the road , apparently looking for something .
2 For some of the people who live here this recent trade boom has meant new found wealth … and young people enjoy the fruits of industry like any of their European counterparts … on the few hundred yards of coastline yet to be swallowed up by industry .
3 The net result of this activity was to create a national grain market , with trade no longer centred on a few major points of collection , transit , and marketing .
4 This food was also an invaluable help to passage migrants such as the finches and buntings , helping them put on a few extra grammes of fat to carry them through the next leg of their long journey to winter quarters .
5 In effect this is already starting to happen through television concentration on a few top clubs with only a brief nod in the direction of the rest .
6 She 's cast off Charlene 's greasy overalls and pulled on a few slinky numbers for this role .
7 Eva did her best to " spark everybody up " and probably trod on a few more toes in the process .
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