Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 31 | This latter conclusion would be held by many psychologists and by a few sociologists , and it is a consistent one , given positivist premises . |
| 32 | This was the rime when everyone had a siesta and for a few hours the village was virtually dead . |
| 33 | These two mills were also on the direct route to Bristol and within a few miles of Fromebridge . |
| 34 | He had given her a sob-story and for a few hours — a few fatal hours — she had mistaken compassion for love . |
| 35 | There were but six people on board , all of whom were killed and although the event was duly reported in the press and other media as one might expect , the world proceeded with its normal business and within a few days the matter had receded into the background . |
| 36 | ‘ Now I just draw out from the bank a spending allowance for the week — to pay mum back , to cover essentials and for a few little extras . |
| 37 | But even allowing for those one strong young man could have come up the stairs to Wolski 's room and in a few minutes and one journey have stripped that soulless place of all evidence that for almost three decades , since 1946 , Wolski had lived there . |
| 38 | The LP is produced by Jessica Corcoran in tandem with the band and coincides with the tail end of their current tour , a sell-out but for a few tickets for their London show at The Kilburn National on April 4 . |
| 39 | At the top of the sheet was Nicola 's name and below a few scribbled notes , summarising what Blufton had just told them . |
| 40 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
| 41 | An idea of how good this is can be estimated by choosing a laser power of 100 W at 500 nm , ε = 0.3 , gravitational waves of frequency I kHz and of a few milliseconds ; the estimate is This implies an optical path length of 150 km , e.g. 150 passes over arms I km long . |
| 42 | Capital letters : Use these only for proper names and for a few dignitaries such as Her Majesty the Queen , Prime Minister , Archbishop and Field Marshal . |
| 43 | These inspired the Chinese people and within a few years , there had been major efforts to move away from the centralised , planned economic system which was typical of communist regimes . |
| 44 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 45 | You 'll read that sort of round and round a few times before you get it straight in your head what 's |
| 46 | Beyond the apple trees and within a few feet of the river is a large raised platform , visible in winter before its annual submergence in weeds , part of a vanished building , and there are clear lines of stone walls adjoining it . |
| 47 | A lovely path goes up alongside amongst trees and in a few minutes leads to the open corrie and an impressive mountain scene : directly ahead is Beinn Dearg , the high mass on the left is Beinn Alligin and on the right is the last satellite of the Liathach range . |
| 48 | The fact that it was larger than most local mills and within a few miles of Cirencester probably saved it . |
| 49 | Gary felt it was right to pray about this and share his thoughts not only with God but with a few close brothers and sisters in Christ . |
| 50 | Quitting England , the two moved into the abandoned eighteenth-century château Castille in Provence which they renovated The pictures were Douglas 's and the furniture was mine ’ , says Richardson and in a few years , Cooper and Richardson made the place a private museum and shrine to Cubism and its creators , and where Picasso , Leger and Braque were frequent visitors . |
| 51 | This in fact became so only because of the policies Wilson adopted in the way of providing arms to the other side , for which there was insufficient compensation from the rather half-hearted support given by the Soviets and by a few other countries to the Biafrans . |
| 52 | They turned left down a road and after a few paces Tom opened another gate into the field next to the graveyard . |
| 53 | She could cancel her newspapers and for a few pence from a local jumble sale acquire an old-fashioned cookery book , and a heavy stew pot . |
| 54 | In the villages without supplies water for all domestic purposes is fetched from springs , from wells and in a few cases from streams . |
| 55 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
| 56 | He snapped up the rouble and with a few deft movements had me seated , safety-belted and away . |
| 57 | A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop . |
| 58 | Heights do not usually exceed 12 metres but in a few instances heights of more than 20 metres have been involved . |
| 59 | On average they rise some 2 km above the surrounding ocean floor but in a few localities , notably at Iceland , they reach above sea level . |
| 60 | The government however continued with just one vice-president and within a few months this post was held by Daniel Arap Moi , a non-Kikuyu who , despite being a member of the Legislative Council , had not been prominent in nationalist politics . |