Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] by a few " in BNC.

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1 We might enter the room and sing our greeting accompanied by a few dance steps , but ask yourself whether the message might not be obliterated by the way our actions would be interpreted .
2 Carrick has long stopped hoping , calculating that age and immobility caused by a few excess pounds count against him .
3 Even at the simplest and most active plate boundaries , a major earthquake caused by a few metres movement of a fault recurs perhaps six times a millennium .
4 The ASB has highlighted two methods of dubious interpretation used by a few companies so far .
5 However , given their risk-loving nature , greater protection is purchased by a low probability of a large prize rather than a high probability of a modest prize ; i.e. a society characterized by a few ‘ glittering prizes ’ awarded on the basis of equality of opportunity recommends itself .
6 This took no longer than a couple of seconds to see and understand , a near-abstract image accompanied by a few words .
7 Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic .
8 Just time for a quick honeymoon followed by a few fond farewells , and the intrepid sailor was off again on board his old ship on 17 February , leaving his second wife to look after her newly-acquired stepchildren , Elizabeth Eliza and Robert Edward , in his absence .
9 Innsbruck , the famous Olympic ski resort is another excursion where you have a fascinating guided coach tour of the city followed by a few hours to explore for yourselves .
10 It shows that the total cost was to be 11650 and that a Grant of £300 had been received from a private Debt Extinction Fund subscribed by a few individuals to assist poor congregations .
11 The sequence of production of the dies suggest that three ‘ generations ’ of dies are represented , each generation represented by a few new designs and the abandonment of some of the original ones
12 Another treats the upheaval as a crusade for liberty led by a few heroic dissidents .
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