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 .
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