Example sentences of "[noun] a few [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It also contributed to a shift in opinion at the Ministry of Education away from the curtailment or freezing of grant towards modest and flexible expansion — and the Eastern District was able to take advantage of the new grant regulations which followed the Report in 1955 to achieve a level of aid a few percentage points higher than the 75% hitherto regarded as standard . |
2 | Shortly after Chaptal 's publication a few Champagne manufacturers began to add the sugar , not at the time of pressing , but immediately prior to bottling in order to promote the second fermentation or , as the French call it , the prise de mousse . |
3 | It is true that over the years a few railway signalmen have been convicted of manslaughter for wrongful acts and omissions leading to fatal train crashes , but there is not the natural resort to the criminal law which is now a feature of road-traffic cases . |
4 | We passed under an arch of branches which still bore a few autumn leaves and stopped as one man , but the corporal was waving us on . |
5 | TAXING TIME FOR JOB-SEEKERS A few taxation jobs are available for those with the right specialist skills and knowledge |