Example sentences of "and a [det] [noun pl] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The launderette was two and a half blocks from the house ; probably less than three hundred yards . |
| 2 | Thus PPB was adopted on a totally unrealistic time-scale of some five and a half months from the date of the original instructions . |
| 3 | It is a common fault , particularly in criminal law , to give the impression that the answer is based wholly upon common sense and a few gleanings from the Sunday newspapers . |
| 4 | Except for a few stereotyped responses from the wilder churches — Pastor David Powell of the Rotherham Pentecostal Church actually banned gays from his services — and a few jibes from the local National Front , we were always treated politely , listened to with interest and generally well received . |
| 5 | As the cortege approached Uzerche on its way north , the chronicler Geoffrey and a few monks from the priory of Vigeois , standing on a hill , watched it go by on the road below . |
| 6 | You can enjoy yourself with beautiful smoked salmon and olives or soup , followed by roast lamb and a few spuds from the garden , French beans , or whatever . |
| 7 | and a few couples from the coeducational schools ventured forth to dance . |