Example sentences of "[noun] [art] few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You may agree with honours or not , we 've done this programme a few year ago , Bill , but classless is erm , as I understand it , is to give anyone in this country erm the opportunity to get to the top . |
2 | It also contributed to a shift in opinion at the Ministry of Education away from the curtailment or freezing of grant towards modest and flexible expansion — and the Eastern District was able to take advantage of the new grant regulations which followed the Report in 1955 to achieve a level of aid a few percentage points higher than the 75% hitherto regarded as standard . |
3 | Shortly after Chaptal 's publication a few Champagne manufacturers began to add the sugar , not at the time of pressing , but immediately prior to bottling in order to promote the second fermentation or , as the French call it , the prise de mousse . |
4 | It is true that over the years a few railway signalmen have been convicted of manslaughter for wrongful acts and omissions leading to fatal train crashes , but there is not the natural resort to the criminal law which is now a feature of road-traffic cases . |
5 | A practical use is to give warning , if someone enters the room a few hand claps or knock at the door may alert you to their presence ; the shock of someone approaching you silently is avoided . |
6 | We passed under an arch of branches which still bore a few autumn leaves and stopped as one man , but the corporal was waving us on . |
7 | Put it in a bowl of water a few bowl of hot water , a few drops , like you do if you got a cold , and just breathe in . |
8 | TAXING TIME FOR JOB-SEEKERS A few taxation jobs are available for those with the right specialist skills and knowledge |