Example sentences of "[adj] with a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's wrong with a few tears ? |
| 2 | Leek and potato soup ( £1.55 ) came with excellent bread but would have been less bland with a few spices thrown around ; conversely a fresh off the bone chicken curry ( £3.50 ) could have been enhanced by some fruit . |
| 3 | He was dark-haired with a few strands of hair on his upper lip . |
| 4 | Last Friday I was there as usual with a few mates . |
| 5 | It had stopped snowing now and the sky was clear and black with a few stars . |
| 6 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 7 | Few have gone through aerobatic training , and the modern tendency is to be happy with a few hours of stall avoidance training and little , if any , spinning . |
| 8 | Norman also got up and down from another bunker for a 69 and 277 , spending the next 30 minutes waiting , watching and keeping himself loose with a few twists and turns for the play-off that never happened . |
| 9 | Before studying the procedures described further on , it will be helpful to be familiar with a few facts and suggestions for making personal " rules of thumb " and simplified tables as aids to mental calculations . |
| 10 | Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic as long as they are relevant and meet other criteria such as language , date and level . |