Example sentences of "[conj] a few [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The afternoon will then have some good sunny spells , although a few showers are also possible . |
| 2 | None of these pupils had used a diagram to assist them to obtain their answers , although a few diagrams were found among the descriptions of methods sent in by teachers in one liaison group . |
| 3 | Having seen the loan situation from both sides of the fence it is essential that a few rules are followed to keep the arrangement sweet . |
| 4 | Without wishing to drown the explanation in cold water , I feel that a few sprinkles are needed to chill it down . |
| 5 | I merely wish to draw attention to the long chain of wrongly dated groups of pottery , each in turn dependent on the other , all the result of the false assumption that a few coins were contemporary with this deposit , whereas they were either residual or still in circulation , and in neither case have a relevance in establishing a terminus post quem . |
| 6 | It is even possible that a few councillors were sufficiently worried by the prospect for them to advocate a protectorate as a way of blocking Woodville pretensions . |
| 7 | It is even possible that a few councillors were sufficiently worried by the prospect for them to advocate a protectorate as a way of blocking Woodville pretensions . |
| 8 | We had some very , very moving speeches yesterday , as we had had at previous meetings , which made it quite clear that a few pounds were vital and crucial to people 's lives , so we thought it was a a gesture that was worth making , and I have to say that probably our group also includes people on , as members , as Councillors , who are themselves on income support , so it was a move which was n't without it 's personal difficulties for us either . |
| 9 | Mr. Eames will no doubt be pleased to hear that a few foxhunters are killed every year in falls . |
| 10 | I know that a few readers are now muttering ‘ sweated labour ’ under their breath ! |
| 11 | And you get the idea that a few qualifications are n't going to make that much of a difference to your life . |
| 12 | The basic idea is that a few parameters are turned into a smooth curve by a standardised computation . |
| 13 | It remains possible that a few patients are susceptible to a change in insulin species , and obviously patients who are unhappy with human insulin should not remain on it . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it seems to me that more than a few Frenchwomen are carrying powerful foglamps , and are doing a good job of raging against the dying light . |
| 15 | On the other hand , more than a few civilians were sloppy and needed to smarten up a bit . |
| 16 | You 'll find that in a simple case no more than a few minutes are required . |
| 17 | ( In practice , however , the calculations required for systems containing more than a few electrons are so complicated that we can not do them . ) |
| 18 | Some fun and a few games were certainly unavoidable ( there are colleagues who always go too far ) , but that was not the point of the Party 's annual seaside jamboree . |
| 19 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 20 | This work was based on a sample survey of over 10,000 men , and a few questions were asked about practical support between kin . |
| 21 | Vercingetorix , Boudicca and a few Druids are allowed to remind the schoolboys of the European community that the Celts did exist in the age of the Romans . |
| 22 | There was a rock-strewn plateau where cows with bells and a few sheep were grazing peacefully . |
| 23 | Often the key to success is maintaining at least a pair of species , and sometimes even a small group with one male and a few females is desirable . |
| 24 | The only difference between the groups was that those in E were generally a little older and a few females were also to be found there . |
| 25 | It is possible to consider a situation where most franchises remain being run by groups of B R managers and a few franchises are run by private sector companies . |
| 26 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 27 | Men were herding mares and their foals away from the water , and a few women were washing clothes beside the shore . |
| 28 | There were only about a hundred Cotswold sheep left and a few bloodlines.It was vital to save the breed that created much of our wealth . |
| 29 | Westmorland and a few followers were lucky : after joining with the reivers in attacks on the English Marches , they ultimately fled to the Netherlands and lived there as pensioners of Catholic Spain . |
| 30 | An increasing number of archivists and a few historians are coming to believe that a major change has taken place in the manner in which human society creates the evidence which will be used by the historians who , in the future , come to write about the late twentieth century ( Morris , et. al. 1992 ) . |