Example sentences of "[prep] a few [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yet all we seem to have heard , either from a few of the more militant leading players or their representatives in recent months , has been the cry ‘ We want more . ’ |
| 32 | Fortunately most of the corridors were bright enough and only in a few of the darker , damper ones did he need his torch to see where he was going . |
| 33 | As darkness made it impossible to continue , all that remained was to put in a few of the darkest reflections . |
| 34 | Following the implementation of the new Financial Services Act , licensed dealers dragged their nets to pull in a few of the old-style hard sell merchants . |
| 35 | ( 6.5 ) unc provided x is free in no unc ( 6.6 ) unc provided x is free in no unc Note that it is possible to deal with cases where x is only declared in a few of the |
| 36 | Hovering in the background to it all was the commanding officer ( played by Eric Barker , also to be seen in a few of the other early ‘ Carry On ’ films ) and his instruction that was so familiar to every ‘ sprog ’ who ever put on a uniform , ‘ Carry on Sergeant ’ . |
| 37 | Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles . |
| 38 | True , there was something unbearably starchy about much of the supposed ‘ informality ’ in the film , but it appeared to have cast a full tungsten glare over a few of the secrets of the magicians . |
| 39 | Maybe we can talk quietly to a few of the men — one of the masons from Ballechin has a son who must be twenty . ’ |
| 40 | It will be sufficient for our purposes to point to a few of the features of the chapter as we have it . |
| 41 | An expensive all-concrete , all-dredge , work-from-both-sides approach may in certain cases have much to recommend it to a few of the more old-fashioned river managers , especially since the cutting of straight ditches involves minimum initial design and subsequent supervision , combined with maximum actual earth-moving and construction works on the ground . |
| 42 | This brochure can do more than introduce you to a few of the services that our personal customers find most useful . |
| 43 | My purpose here will be to give a very brief sketch of what each of the theories attempts and to direct the interested reader to a few of the many other books that do give detailed accounts and critiques of them . |
| 44 | In the final analysis , collective security was founded on what Nizan referred to as the Soviet formula of " treaties accessible to everyone " , not on the Hitlerian formula of " treaties accessible to a few at the exclusion of everyone else " , Nizan ceaselessly denounced all attempts to reduce international diplomacy to what he disparagingly termed " private agreements between gang leaders " . |
| 45 | On a few of the more established family units there had been development into quite considerable contracting businesses which enabled the family to continue to live on or around the farm . |
| 46 | So in our search for innovation we decided , without much conviction , to concentrate on a few of the rapidly developing fields , that is on the current fashions such as biotechnology , new materials , lasers and the like , but the emphasis was to be on supporting the research whose main objective was to improve understanding in these fields rather than on products . |
| 47 | Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed . |
| 48 | BOURSAULT : Belemnite chalk on a few of the very lowest slopes , mainly sand , sandstone , clay and lignites mixed with various calcareous deposits . |
| 49 | V. GENT enlightens us on a few of the problems he 's had to deal with over the counter . |
| 50 | The farmer and his neighbours were all friends so it was just a case of asking them to keep an eye on their moggies , and spying on a few of the plumper-looking ones — successful hunters , we assumed . |
| 51 | This type of decoration , consisting of individually stitched beads , was found only among a few of the Plateau tribes . |
| 52 | According to Pleydell , Mayne was allowed to choose its members and naturally selected the core of the original L Detachment veterans plus a few of the newcomers . |
| 53 | You drive along a narrow , twisting road half-way up a mountain of rocks and boulders , supporting nothing but scrub and heather plus a few of the tougher and more foolhardy breed of sheep , round a bend and then , suddenly , you look down and there is the valley , with its winding river , fertile fields , a village tucked away at one end , and a verdancy that knocks you for six with its lushness . |
| 54 | By the early 1980s there were three main Dak units , ( plus a few of the breed scattered around as base hacks ) : No 25 at Ysterplaat on maritime work , No 44 at Swartkop on general duties and a training unit , 86 Multi-Engine Flying School ( MEFS ) at Bloemspruit . |
| 55 | Let's leave that problem , though , and look at a few of the more important kinds of places in which eruptions occur , relative to a preexisting volcano . |
| 56 | Well Sandy , we 've only looked at a few of the things in your shed and a very few of your photographs but it 's been fascinating . |
| 57 | Token bets had been made by a few on the opposing Southern team , so Rex was able to ‘ collect ’ from long time colleagues as well as being presented with a cheque b Mr Ellis . |
| 58 | So oligarchy meant government not simply by a few , but by a few of the " rich and well-born " ; democracy was government by the many poor . |
| 59 | Another interesting development of the last year or two has been the introduction of courses in art and design , leading to the CNAA BA , by a few of the former colleges of education with large art , design and craft resources , which are now part of colleges of higher education . |