Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 2 | WINDY Loch Assynt lies a few miles from the coast , near the picturesque fishing village of Lochinver ; surrounded by a ridge of mountains eleven miles in length , none of which drop below 2,000 feet , crowned by Sutherland 's highest peak , mighty Ben More Assynt . |
| 3 | Garrison Savanah has a few tales to tell … he won the big race at Cheltenham 3 years ago and tomorrow the Gloucestershire favourite will be off and running for the big prize at Newbury |
| 4 | The skins taunted the police with what had happened at the Brixton riots a few days previously . |
| 5 | JOHN CRIPPS has a few suggestions which you might not have thought of . |
| 6 | The Island of Taiwan is situated several hundred miles off the Chinese mainland , west of Hong Kong ; Japan lies a few hours ’ plane ride north-west while the Philippines rest a similar distance southwards . |
| 7 | With or without management , Gatfield has a few words of warning for up-and-coming hopefuls determined to make an impression on record company A&R people . |
| 8 | Such excitements are rare ; The Hague has a few clubs and theatres and it will soon have its own ballet company , but for the most part the Hagenaars , as the residents are known , spend their evenings at home and retire at a respectable hour . |
| 9 | It is now the moose-hunting season — not a safe time to be creeping through the woods on a wild wolf chase , and so unless someone shoots her , Ylva has a few weeks grace . |
| 10 | there were n't many that sort , that felt the way I did , I mean I hated him , I really did and when he turned round and he said ooh Keith wants a few words I said to Elaine , look shit 's gon na be it , |
| 11 | To the northeast of the dip , the eastern ridge of the Butte de Saran provides a few slopes of almost full southern exposure . |
| 12 | The Mexico–Australia , Paraguay–USA , and Paraguay–France matches a few years ago were other notorious examples . |
| 13 | Fox appears a few years later at Churches Mill . |