Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His emotional and intellectual development in Aden was such that it was to lead him inevitably back to France , back to emotional security with Rirette , and back to the political and social struggle from which he had escaped in a state of total disorientation a few months earlier . |
| 2 | It was the fate of countless unfortunates a few seasons ago to become the terraces ' substitute for Sylvester Stallone . |
| 3 | It was the fate of countless unfortunates a few seasons ago to become the terraces ' substitute for Sylvester Stallone . |
| 4 | Place a sheet of fine netting a few inches above cabbages and brassicas to keep cabbage white butterflies away . |
| 5 | Fortunately ( for us ) the commissioners of depopulation in 1517 discovered that Hygford 's father had enclosed 190 acres of arable land a few years earlier ; estimated to be worth £6 a year , this was probably all , or most , of what he owned there . |
| 6 | The crash of torrential rain a few minutes later set minds at rest . |
| 7 | When the Alternative Service Book was threatening the absolutism of the Book of Common Prayer a few years ago , the Book of Common Prayer was being spoken of as if it were on a par with Holy Writ . |
| 8 | In light of such assertions , claims by the USSR and the new DRA regime that Afghanistan remained non-aligned after the Karmal regime was installed by force of Soviet arms a few months later are disingenuous . |
| 9 | If we believe that it is right to push back the boundaries of middle age a few years , we can happily keep our young tastes and looks for a bit longer . |