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Example sentences of "a few [noun] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	There are , however , a few chairs on the market that improve posture while sitting .
2	As I said , Sunderland played well … and had a few chances on the break — only to be expected .
3	Bicker sighed , and flipped a few coins on the bar .
4	Sandison got up , put a few coins on the café table and set off to meet Maidstone .
5	The Clio reaches us in perfect condition , excepting a few scuffs on the steel wheel trims .
6	Before concluding this chapter a few remarks on the subject of doubling strings by wind may be useful .
7	Visiting drivers to , after a few hours on the motorway , are hardly going to be looking for a zebra crossing on such a busy dual carriageway .
8	He led me to his booth and typed a few keys on the control panel .
9	The the problem that we did have , I mean my normal lecturing style until here in fact , was that I would just waffle y'know and generally do a few bits on the board and then carry on for an hour or two but the sh people were n't getting the notes down , that was the problem with that .
10	Diana not only ostentatiously wore outfits that she had been seen in before — to knock a few criticisms on the head about the money she spent on her wardrobe — but she also seized the opportunity to kill off a few more misconceptions .
11	There are , however , a few blots on the landscape such as the Centro Comercial do Infante Olimpa on Avenida do Infante and the Centro Comercial do Infante building which towers on one side of the roundabout at the end of Avenida Arriaga .
12	I 'll do just a few observations on the match .
13	She leaned for a few minutes on the stone parapet overlooking the river , shading her eyes against the glitter of sunlight on the water and feeling its warmth soaking into her bones , before crossing the road and plunging into the narrow streets of the old town .
14	The 5 sins were such things as letting his Bible fall by accident , jumping about for a few minutes on the sabbath , forgetting that it was Sunday , and hesitating to lend his sister a book which she asked him for . '
15	Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 .
16	Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 .
17	She was in food time this morning , and could spend a few minutes on the bridge , looking at the river .
18	They circled a few times on the parquet floor in the hall .
19	Beginning with a few notes on the back of an envelope , the Bill expanded rapidly .
20	I collected a few birds on the way , among them a splendid Eagle which I killed at Perth .
21	Finally the helpful priest drove up to a point overlooking a fine old stone harbour , with a few houses on the quayside .
22	We put a few records on the jukebox and got him to mime along .
23	Into Boots , try a few eye-shadows on the back of my hand .
24	Skip brought a few friends on the boat when he found the Soviets were not skilled ocean racers ( it became most apparent in Alexei 's case ) .
25	‘ Listen , we could go to the Baltic — ’ naming a horribly expensive café and one far beyond his means — ‘ it 's only a few stops on the bus — ’
26	A few pence on the electricity bill is nothing compared with your security .
27	That was at most a couple of miles up the road and no more than a few pence on the bus .
28	SuperCalc is more colourful than 1-2-3 in its basic livery , but the icons are just a few abbreviations on the screen
29	IT 'S been a busy couple of months in the ‘ video vaults ’ of Corporate Communications with three videos distributed and a few others on the production line .
30	JOHN WARD was appointed manager of York City on Guy Fawkes ' night last year with the brief to produce a few fireworks on the pitch at Bootham Crescent .