Example sentences of "[verb] of a few [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately I ca n't imagine any chairman introducing measures that would make it harder for him to flog of a few prised assets in order to raise some hard cash . |
| 2 | Even very simple parts , consisting of a few long notes , are effective . |
| 3 | Wetlands transitional to wet pastures were also noted but in spite of considerable travel in these areas , I noted only two active drainage schemes , both consisting of a few open ditches mainly to facilitate surface water runoff . |
| 4 | As noticed ( p. 59 ) it is now known that the graptolites were an extinct branch of the phylum Hemichordata , an insignificant group today , consisting of a few encrusting colonial organisms . |
| 5 | ‘ In the majority of the villages occupied during the sieges of Newark , there are traces of the earthworks thrown up by the besiegers , most consisting of a few eroded banks or ditches . ’ |
| 6 | BETTING shop manager Sian Collier was stabbed to death after being robbed of a few hundred pounds by a regular punter . |
| 7 | This might consist of a few simple rules and procedure to control decision-making and conflict , for example . |
| 8 | Before leaving the topic of logical incrementalism , mention needs to be made of a few other relevant studies . |
| 9 | The congregation of St Nicholas consisted of a few poor people from the neighbourhood and otherwise of less poor people from various parts of the city or from Birkenhead across the Mersey . |
| 10 | The Valley is the capital of the area but do n't expect much — it simply consists of a few official buildings , shops and the island 's only traffic light ! |
| 11 | because there must be some give and take in the deal and the Purchaser would probably proceed on the same terms even if it knew of a few minor breaches — the Purchaser should not be able to bring a claim after completion for those kinds of problems ; |
| 12 | We are not talking of a few fanatical terrorists , we are talking of a nine million-strong nation in the heart of the Balkans . |
| 13 | In the thorax and abdomen , for example , the nervous system consists of a chain of paired ‘ ganglia ’ each composed of a few thousand cells . |