Example sentences of "[vb base] [art] few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contrast painted between the intense , vibrant , imaginative life of the child outside school ( where at the end of the day the eight-year-old collapses into deep sleep a few seconds after rushing round ‘ being a lorry ’ ) and the drab , pointless monotony of his classes is as striking as it is disturbing . |
| 2 | Some products and places provide a few exceptions to this pattern , as we shall discover in the next chapter , and there were considerable , if patchy and delayed , efforts towards ‘ re-industrialization ’ ( Chapter 10 ) , which created the estimated increase of manufacturing employment across all regions of the North from 1987 to 1989 , averaging 1.4 per cent , probably arrested by 1990 . |
| 3 | Send a few pages for a free quotation . |
| 4 | What d' ya think if someone says they want a few words with you what d' ya think 's going to happen ? |
| 5 | MENTION big-time tennis venues round here and folk let you prattle on about Wimbledon , Roland Garros , Flushing Meadow and Flinders Park and then press a few claims of their own . |
| 6 | In certain entries th tha which I 'll come to shortly , do use extra memory , er , just say a few things about er , the one , three of these , three of the Windows products , which er , one of you is using , erm , it uses memory slightly differently , er , if I put an entry in row one , and a ro and an entry on row five one two , then yes , it er uses memory for that whole range there . |
| 7 | And then expand on it , and so I go into each of these and I go to the and I say a few words about each of these particular themes . |
| 8 | For the past six years , however , she had done little more than declare things open , or say a few words of thanks in public . |
| 9 | Now , Roger , I beg you , let us go back to our chamber , warm ourselves , snatch a few hours of sleep and tomorrow , as we break fast in the hall , I shall confront the murderer . ’ |
| 10 | I met Leonard Elmhirst a few times in his old age . |
| 11 | Place a few pebbles in the bottom of the tube to aid drainage before inserting the clothes pole , umbrella etc . |
| 12 | Place a few stones at the bottom of small flowerpots ( or yoghurt cartons with a hole punched in the bottom ) . |
| 13 | For aching , tired feet , mix a few drops of peppermint oil with one tbsp of almond oil and add to a bowl of warm water . |
| 14 | Divide it among four small bowls , then mix a few drops of food colouring into each one . |
| 15 | Alternatively , mix some Polycel ( or wallpaper adhesive ) with water to make a sloppy jelly and then mix a few drops of this with the drops from the culture . |
| 16 | Decent people moved out if they could , and the born-squalid moved in : the swamp of the slums spread a few years behind the speculative builder everywhere . |
| 17 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |
| 18 | We put a few records on the jukebox and got him to mime along . |
| 19 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 20 | Put a few drops of natural vanilla essence into a pan of water and place in a low oven . |
| 21 | Into these they put a few handfuls of the clay and cow-dung mixture and then , adding water , kneaded it until it was liquid and as pale and frothing as freshly-churned cream . |
| 22 | It 's a bit dusty this Giles , but do you want to just sort of put a few appointments in there , . |
| 23 | Basically , you find a warren , cover a few holes with netting , send your ferrets down and wait . |
| 24 | Many species will , in complete darkness , utter a few snatches of song if disturbed at their roosts . |
| 25 | Again , wait a few moments before walking towards the dog , assuming it does stay , so as not to cause it to bound off . |
| 26 | For those of you who invite people round for drinks on the spur of the moment , it is a very good idea to visit your local ‘ deli ’ and purchase a few packets of ready cooked canapé cups and miniature tartlet cases . |
| 27 | Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the filling and place the pizza under a hot grill until the cheese has melted and browned . |
| 28 | You do n't need a herd of asses , just tip a few tablespoons of powdered milk into your bath for a skin softening soak . |
| 29 | Examine a few syllabuses for basic courses in geography . |
| 30 | She holds clinics in the areas in and around Cape Town — the shanty towns begin a few miles outside the city and the houses improve markedly the nearer the centre you get — and Rose believes that the fruits of her success will start to become evident in two or three years . |