Example sentences of "[conj] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe , we wondered , there are derelict areas , or a few jigsaw puzzle pieces , on the edge of our own city , or within its boundaries which , with a little compromise and a lot of imagination … ? |
| 2 | The salient fact is that what is uniquely on offer at these parties is not all-night dancing or a few boutique drugs , but fantasy-sensation itself : the orgiastic effect of thousands of people mainlining heavy acid rock at the level of total sound . |
| 3 | The A.896 road through the pass remains narrow with passing places , although a few parking spaces have been cut out of the verges to accommodate the many car owners who come to walk . |
| 4 | One senses that a few bowling attacks are likely to feel the frustration of Smith as he works out his disappointment at missing the latter stages of the World Cup . |
| 5 | Interviewees reported that a few service users had refused to allow their names to be placed on a mental health database . |
| 6 | Of course , I am not suggesting that women should give in to biology ( perish the thought ) , but that PMS is not quite the pathological state that a few health experts would appear to be suggesting . |
| 7 | In fact over the 1950s the Tories never won as much as half of the popular vote , and were never more than a few percentage points ahead of Labour — percentage points which are nonetheless crucial within the British electoral system . |
| 8 | The AX3 Microlight is powered by a 500 cc 2-stroke engine and seems to be no more than a few metal poles covered with canvass . |
| 9 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 10 | It had a resale value , even if it was no more than a few lire . |
| 11 | Since a typical Enumeration District contains about 200 households , a 10% sample of a single ED is unreliable , and the 10% data should not be used for areas smaller than a few Enumeration Districts ( Cole 1993 ) . |
| 12 | But there are more than a few teething problems . |
| 13 | Many of the fish are of specimen size , too , with more than a few record breakers . |
| 14 | Burnham boat anglers enjoyed good sport with cod and a few dogfish and rays . |
| 15 | The archaeological evidence for this hunting activity over very long periods , from 12,000 to 4000 BC , consists of flint implements and a few bone objects from both open settlement sites and caves . |
| 16 | The window I am sitting beside overlooks the back garden , where there is a perpetually erected bonfire , old cuttings , window sashes and a few wardrobe doors . |
| 17 | They integrated with the Picts , the ‘ painted men ’ , finally absorbing them and their culture completely , leaving behind only robbed brochs , broken hill-forts and a few stone carvings as evidence of the Picts ' passing . |
| 18 | With the help of guides , technical literature and a few telephone calls you can often determine precisely which pieces of equipment you require . |
| 19 | A fortuitous meeting and a few phone calls seem to have turned up Bradley 's majestic depiction . |
| 20 | Its main elements are our own Fran Breen 's drums , James Hooker 's touch and song-sensitive piano and a few keyboard washes from co-producer , Rod Argent with her own and Byrd Burton 's guitars discreetly nudging the dynamics . |
| 21 | Her vain escape bid lasted less than 60ft and a few nightmare seconds , before she crashed the white Isuzu van into a ditch in a haze of blood and pain . |
| 22 | Mrs Jenks had her skittish moments ; particularly after an evening at the music hall , and a few port and lemons . |
| 23 | Some cattle are reared on permanent pasture on the lower slopes and a few fodder crops of grass , oats and potatoes are grown in the lower valleys . |
| 24 | The decision to endorse Loblaws ' ‘ green ’ products was made by Isaacs and a few board members . |
| 25 | Un the side of the road climbing up the Oa , at Cragabus , a much disturbed cist of three chambers contained unburnt human bones and a few pot sherds . |
| 26 | Home Office Ministers fiddled while tyres and a few petrol bombs burned . |
| 27 | The only luxuries she has had are a holiday in America , a new car and a few home improvements . |
| 28 | The speech of the hon. Member for Nottingham , North ( Mr. Allen ) smelt of a weekend with the thesaurus and a few reference books , and was made without reference to what had preceded it . |
| 29 | The flowers in this design include the patio rose ‘ Gentle Touch ’ , the modern shrub rose ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ , some larkspur and a few potentilla ( 'Miss Willmott' ) . |
| 30 | Put it into a pot with an onion , a couple of carrots , peppercorns , a bay leaf and a few parsley stalks . |