Example sentences of "[noun sg] with [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you live in a village with only a few shops , you may need to include several streets on your plan . ) |
| 2 | But do not judge the size of a shoal by the number of fish you see rolling , for it could be a big shoal with just a few fish rolling , or a small shoal with all the fish rolling . |
| 3 | The wedding started with a simple service in City Hall with just a few witnesses , but once the hotel heard that Brenda and Pete wished to get married on the beach , they were swept off their feet . |
| 4 | One moment he had been looking forward to a happy and wealthy retirement and now , minutes later , he was a condemned criminal with only a few hours left to live . |
| 5 | Like — the other day I was involved in this drama group with quite a few tutors . |
| 6 | It 's not as though he 's a tourist with only a few hours . |
| 7 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 8 | Most of them had already breakfasted and he shared the dining-room with only a few others . |
| 9 | Er my final point sir is concern with perhaps a few emotional points being made to my right about the old and the infirm and the young not being able to afford houses . |
| 10 | On an arable farm with only a few cattle kept to make manure , little provision would be made for these animals , but there would be one or more barns , stables and shelters for carts . |
| 11 | Even if you open your account with just a few pounds , you can immediately begin to enjoy the benefits of a good rate of interest . |
| 12 | Longhorns are the world 's oldest ‘ improved ’ breed , having been subject to the attentions of Robert Bakewell of Leicestershire more than 200 years ago , and until recently were listed with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust with only a few hobby farmer enthusiasts . |
| 13 | A poll showed that Mr Da Silva won it , burying the myth that as an ex-factory worker with only a few years schooling he is unqualified for the presidency . |
| 14 | Erm yeah , we had a nodding acquaintance with quite a few of them , and I think they they were aware of who we were . |
| 15 | Look at plants from all angles to determine how they can be used — maybe you could remove the petals and make a smaller flower with just a few of them ? |
| 16 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 17 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 18 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 19 | One of the conditions is such that it would be advisable for solicitor shareholders ( particularly in a company with only a few shareholders ) to appoint in their will only a solicitor or solicitors as personal representative in respect of their shares . |
| 20 | WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun . |
| 21 | But if building rocky edifices is not your style then you can keep them in a tank with just a few normal caves ( or flowerpots ) ( Lanistes shells being regrettably unavailable to hobbyists ) . |
| 22 | Going along as a small independent with just a few programmes to your name does render you relatively powerless . |
| 23 | The sauropods instead had teeth in the front with only a few at the sides . |
| 24 | Enoch Powell , who needed nobody to tell him that he could n't win ( he knew that perfectly well ) , was not the object of anything that could properly be called a campaign : he was a loner with just a few devoted friends behind him . |