Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | To compensate hunters , many of them peasants and Indians , for loss of income from the illegal trade , the government is allowing exports of a few species not in danger of extinction , such as the Teyu Guazu iguana , whose skin is used for handbags and belts . |
| 2 | Miraculously , when invited for the Hunt Ball , he had asked if he might bring an old school friend who was staying with him , hiring horses for a few days ' hunting . |
| 3 | The prison did little to lighten their mood : grey frowning walls with a few sombre buildings peeping above them , and a black gateway with an arch which yawned as if it wished to devour any unfortunate who approached it . |
| 4 | Police here are publicising facilities within a few miles of the road . |
| 5 | ‘ By the fifth decade of the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution had completely dislocated the traditional structure of English society , bringing riches to a few and misery to the many . |
| 6 | Like Jane , Flora had the gift of demolishing characters with a few swift shafts , but at the same time with wit and good humour . |
| 7 | Leave on baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer biscuits to wire racks until completely cool . |
| 8 | Er so we wrote to the heads of the schools and they were quite willing to accommodate er us and then I found out that er Muslims are already taking assemblies for a few years . |
| 9 | Zirnheld succeeded in placing bombs on a few trucks , while Jellicoe sat beside the road and saw nothing . |
| 10 | He is also afraid that the paint may have a tendency to absorb oxygen which means that it will eventually become brittle : ‘ I suspect that the paint will start showing cracks within a few decades ’ . |
| 11 | Highly experienced taildragger instructor Harvey Plourde not only includes detailed theoretical and empirical information , he gives useful notes on handling peculiarities of a few of the more common American types . |
| 12 | For example , if you 're copying files onto a few floppies , it 'll work out the files that will best fit into each disk . |
| 13 | If that means throwing hundreds out of work , or depriving families of a few extra pounds by delaying interest rate cuts , then so be it . |