Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun pl] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside the script departments of a few studios , too many producers have taken lazy routes to their scripts . |
| 2 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
| 3 | I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well-known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . |
| 4 | The night raids with a few sporadic bangs and our own guns , and twice a silver Zeppelin picked out by a search light , seemed fun — because we all came downstairs and stayed up late and were n't expected to be bright at school next morning . |
| 5 | There 's a massive crew associated with Barnum and the Apollo chips in a few more . |
| 6 | When the loads are comparatively small in relation to the size it is generally best to concentrate the compression loads into a few compact , rod-like members and to diffuse the tensions into fabric and cords . |
| 7 | Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer to a wire rack to cool . |
| 8 | The ear tufts of a few species do not represent true ears . |
| 9 | In view of the value placed upon health and survival universally , the health benefits of a few , well spaced children , when taught in the context of fertility regulation and wasteful reproductive patterns , represent a primary motive for family planning . |
| 10 | If you look through the components lists of a few recent projects you will no doubt find some that only use common components , but most seem to use at least one or two ‘ specials ’ . |