Example sentences of "[art] [noun] with [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have dry skin , you may wish to mix the essences with a few teaspoonfuls of vegetable oil ; that is , if you do not mind cleaning a greasy bath afterwards ! |
| 2 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 3 | Looking around me , I acknowledged the greeting with a few dignified little smiles , raising a gracious hand now and then rather like a royal personage on view . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you want to be found washed up on the seashore with a few vital bits missing ? |
| 5 | Bass will figure from the point with a few double-figure fish . |
| 6 | Mr Rushdie , who recently declared on television that he was no longer prepared to remain shut away from the world , spent the evening with a few favoured friends . |
| 7 | Even the local reporter had to kick his heels at the lich-gate with the few inquisitive neighbours who had gathered . |
| 8 | A quick photo ( well it was very pretty even if it was small ) and back into the water with a few quick words something to the effect of ’ go send me your grand-daddy ’ . |
| 9 | On the far side the force of the high water had separated the outside board from the one next to it , and , crossing the bridge with a few long strides , Silas kicked it back into place . |
| 10 | As soon as the removal van is spotted by a neighbourhood group member , the new family is welcomed into the area with a few pastries and an offer of practical help . |
| 11 | Inland , you can get close to the countryside with a few days on a farm or perhaps pamper yourself with a luxury hotel . |
| 12 | To make them easier to serve , we 've firmed up the mixture with a few fine cake crumbs so that they do n't melt the moment they hit room temperature . |
| 13 | Also hold the inward creases of the pleat to the back of the heading with a few hand stitches at the top of the pleat . |
| 14 | The past year has been a rollercoaster one for the royals with a few highs followed by lots of depressing lows . |
| 15 | Bernice dumped the remaining food on the floor with a few sweeps of her hand and kicked it under the rubber skirts of the machine . |
| 16 | Some nights , me and Sarah went down to the ocean with a few flasks |
| 17 | Alternatively , you may be shown the door with a few sharp words more in keeping with a tyrannical consultant than your friendly neighbourhood GP . |
| 18 | It is usual for an interviewer to show the candidate to the door with a few final words . |
| 19 | The students had not yet arrived , but I took meals in the refectory with a few of the college authorities and professors who had already started the new term 's work . |
| 20 | fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) . |
| 21 | Paul began the show with a few mouth-watering shots of American roadside crags . |
| 22 | Breeding bird species of these largely intertidal habitats are , not surprisingly , few , although some , particularly Redshank and Meadow Pipit , nest on the drier parts of the saltings with a few Lapwings. – sizeable gull and tern colony exists on islands in Chichester Harbour . |
| 23 | Ron Wood invited Buddy to stay on stage for his own short set and then Gary Moore strode on once again , his keyboard player teasing the audience with a few notes from the Stone 's classic Satisfaction , hinting at what was to come . |
| 24 | I suppose I should warm up the audience with a few Hound of the Baskerville howls , send Rainbow 's eyes swirling round like Roman candles , and cause fruity Yiddish curses to croak and gibber from her mouth . |
| 25 | The British Institute of Recorded Sound conceived the idea at a conference just after the war , and the record companies EMI and Decca backed the scheme with a few hundred pounds . |
| 26 | It 's the same with Prince — it 's great having a bit of rumpy pumpy on the TV with a few cheeky videos and lots of naughty bits , but it 's becoming a little standard . |
| 27 | Vary the order with a few vegetable dishes and steamed rice . |
| 28 | After the season the show would tour the country with a few troupes from the original cast and local children appearing in the large scenes . |
| 29 | It incorporates a short history of the company with a few important milestones in its development and explains the company 's current service to the processing industries . |
| 30 | At internal angles between riser and tread , it wo n't be possible to prise them apart , so fill any slight gaps with a little wood adhesive and secure through the joint with a few nails . |