Example sentences of "[prep] a few [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , a victory for Oxford United ; it came after a few of the supporters had left the ground , it came in injury time — Oxford United one , Portsmouth nil , reporting on the match , a very happy Nick Harris . |
| 2 | The McLaggans had put grass halters round the necks of a few of Menzies ' horses ; Cameron rode on one ; from the back in his dark coat he looked like a preacher leading away the faithful to a field communion . |
| 3 | It obviously took the photographer , Arthur Richardson , some time to set up his equipment as he has attracted the attention of a few of the locals . |
| 4 | This chapter is a brief distillation of a few of the themes in that book , but really I 'd almost rather you stopped reading now and switched to The Extended Phenotype ! |
| 5 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 6 | The examples given of settlements in Canada , Australia and New Zealand demonstrate the influence of a few of the colonisers who went out from Ayrshire and give an indication of the varied circumstances and locations in which the emigrants started their new lives . |
| 7 | Highly experienced taildragger instructor Harvey Plourde not only includes detailed theoretical and empirical information , he gives useful notes on handling peculiarities of a few of the more common American types . |
| 8 | It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed . |
| 9 | Leopards might never be able to change their spots completely , but she was willing to try to get rid of a few of her more unattractive ones . |
| 10 | Sacchi was sufficiently unnerved by the 2–2 near miss at home to Switzerland to coax veteran sweeper Franco Baresi out of international retirement , and to examine the contributions of a few of his others players . |
| 11 | The day was marred only slightly by the presence of a few of that fraternity who find out about all such events , spend the whole day taking photographs and video and contribute very little or nothing back into the hobby . |
| 12 | With the exception of a few of the non-manual workers , concentrated in the first group , early retirement can not be said to have been chosen from a position of strength — namely , possessing financial security , good health , and the option of continued employment . |
| 13 | Collection of a few of the mostly common species for the home aquaria is unlikely to diminish the local fauna , except in a few special areas , which need to be respected . |
| 14 | It was in fact somewhat of a surprise to see cadet editions of a few of the Hornblower novels published for readers in the early and mid-teens , since neither Forester 's open , smooth narrative style nor his approach to sex and violence could be considered exacting or improper where young readers were concerned . |
| 15 | This is the habit of a few of the gall-causing insects . |
| 16 | However , it must be stressed at the outset that we can do no more here than to indicate the basic principles involved , and give illustrations of a few of the almost innumerable variants of basic methods that exist . |
| 17 | Fortunately there are a number of valuable publications to help you in your search , and listed below are brief details of a few of the more important ones . |
| 18 | I 've even got to think of a few of the regulars as friends over the years . ’ |
| 19 | So much for a few of the perils — what are the pleasures ? |
| 20 | I told Mike Teague beforehand that if we lost it would mean the end of the road for a few of us . ’ |
| 21 | Patients who respond to antibiotics do not harbour propionibacteria resistant to the therapeutic drug , except for a few of those treated with topical erythromycin . |
| 22 | The counters and display cabinets were empty , save for a few of the distinctive green and gold Confiserie Vassoir tins . |
| 23 | I was taken prisoner of war at Saint Valerie for a few of my friends in from Edinburgh who were taken prisoner of war . |
| 24 | The airport duties made a pleasant change for a few of our lads , and one of them was offered a helicopter flight to the rigs one day . |
| 25 | There may sometimes be a tendency for a few of the structures to occur in a group or with a temporary periodicity , but , in general , the random aspect of turbulence is manifested in when and where coherent structures are to be found . |
| 26 | He was shouting at the top of his voice into the microphone but save for a few at the front of the crowd , nobody could hear a word because someone had cut the amplifier cable . |
| 27 | Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others . |
| 28 | A good many boys and girls had joined the crowd now and shouts of laughter broke out as a few of them came out from the gate in the kitchen-garden wall , their hands full of ripe peaches , their chins dripping with juice . |
| 29 | His words to the Commando Officer in the jeep were drowned by the crack of the 15 pounders as a few of them opened fire , the guns lurching forward as the shells sped off towards their target . |
| 30 | As a few of us stand and look at the Germans , Mills Roberts appears with a few of his Officers . |