Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] with [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pisco sour proved to be a local brandy whisked up with white of egg and the juice of fresh limes with a few drops of angostura bitters lying like dark bloodstains on the white bed of foam . |
| 2 | He wrote letters to her , funny ones with a few clumsy sentences about missing her . |
| 3 | It provides outside parties with a few limited details on the borrower , loan size , term , currency , syndicate leader and participating banks ( see specimen tombstone at the end of this chapter ) . |
| 4 | This alone may well explain the presence of walled areas with a few buildings within , as at Margidunum . |
| 5 | Through established links with a few Oxford Colleges , he visited Oxford annually during the war and offered appointments as WEA full-time tutors to several outstanding young women graduates . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Boats were moored to the main bank , mostly small powerboats with a few dinghies . |
| 8 | The number of flowers that can be used for the golden theme is quite large : you could choose something very simple , such as a small spray of yellow roses with a few of their own leaves and buds , or something more complicated , such as a mixture of yellow roses , mimosa , potentillas and narcissi , with a few primroses and primulas to give extra detail . |
| 9 | Their approach was to run a business similar to a small City firm of solicitors , maintaining close relationships with a few senior people for whom they would provide a personal service and gain good repeat business . |
| 10 | This gives an image far removed from those bleak , concrete areas with a few hard benches and overflowing litter bins that they will hopefully replace . |
| 11 | Alistair hoped to impress Hazel with his growing ease in this milieu ( and managed to exchange wary leers with a few shambling , half-familiar figures — fellow screenplay writers , knowers , seekers ) . |