Example sentences of "[noun pl] with a few [noun pl] " 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 | This alone may well explain the presence of walled areas with a few buildings within , as at Margidunum . |
3 | Boats were moored to the main bank , mostly small powerboats with a few dinghies . |
4 | Most of these rural craftsmen were still part-time farmers or cottagers with a few acres of land and rights on the commons and wastes . |
5 | Most of the mileage was on tarmac roads with a few miles cross country and admittedly , I did not have to use low ratio at any time . |
6 | If you have dry skin , you may wish to mix the essences with a few teaspoonfuls of vegetable oil ; that is , if you do not mind cleaning a greasy bath afterwards ! |
7 | Hard boil your eggs with a few drops of pink dye or coffee grains to make them skin-coloured . |
8 | Comparisons with published data for central Atlantic islands are restricted to samples of common rock types , mainly transitional basalts , alkali basalts and basanites with a few nephelinites . |
9 | We do n't as yet have any friends in the street , but we 're on Hello terms with a few neighbours , and frankly I would n't want them to see me putting all these flowers on a skip . |
10 | The past year has been a rollercoaster one for the royals with a few highs followed by lots of depressing lows . |
11 | The children are left out on the plains with a few goats from a very young age . |
12 | Keep the party room fairly dark and decorated with ghostly-like pictures , broomsticks with a few twigs attached for the children to practise flying on , pictures of black cats and so on . |
13 | ‘ As a player , it 's certainly more gruelling doing my own material than Michael 's , because his is mainly rhythm parts with a few solos . |