Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a few of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But a careful look through a few of the magazines and newspapers in which wildlife traders advertise , suggests otherwise , says Steven Broad , Investigations Officer , Wildlife Trade Monitoring Unit . |
| 3 | I was taken prisoner of war at Saint Valerie for a few of my friends in from Edinburgh who were taken prisoner of war . |
| 4 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Ken Pitt : ‘ I think the great problem was David was always very insecure and because he was n't achieving the renown he wanted , like most artists he began to worry , bearing in mind that David was now living at Haddon Hall with a few of his friends , all of whom were unaware of what was going on in the office and how we were planning David 's career , what progress we were really making . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | She just wanted to hear her hero 's lovely voice , see those flashing eyes and bolster up her imagination with a few of his telling phrases about ‘ El Amor ’ . |
| 13 | This is but a small selection of events and festivals taking place in a few of our worldwide destinations — an ideal and enjoyable way to appreciate the culture and local traditions in each country . |
| 14 | Alan 's already had initial discussions with a few of us and with Graham about what the next stage should be erm but that 's really not been finalized yet . |
| 15 | Jazz skewered up his hair with a few of Mrs Nicholson 's hairpins and the three of them shuffled and clacked respectively for home , grateful for the now emptier streets . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's intending to drop in and have a social drink with a few of them in the next day or so , have lunch or dinner , participate in old boys ’ chat , that sort of thing . ’ |
| 17 | Those outside the card-playing school viewed her suspiciously because she seemed to get embarrassing crushes on a few of her colleagues . |
| 18 | This is the habit of a few of the gall-causing insects . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We mere peasant members are asked , in practice if not in theory , merely to murmur reverentially a few names of a few decent people into a few of the proper ears , who will then look after everything for us . |
| 22 | BOURSAULT : Belemnite chalk on a few of the very lowest slopes , mainly sand , sandstone , clay and lignites mixed with various calcareous deposits . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I told Mike Teague beforehand that if we lost it would mean the end of the road for a few of us . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Well , after Sir Edmund finished his interrogation this morning , I had a word with a few of the servants , men from the outlying farms . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She also said she would find out more information about a few of them for me . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Is he not handing over public assets to a few of his Conservative cronies ? |