Example sentences of "[coord] [art] few [noun pl] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an excellent way of turning a second-grade smoked salmon , i.e. imported Canadian or Norwegian , or a few slices cut from the end of a side ( sometimes sold cheaply by fishmongers and delicatessen merchants ) into a real delicacy . |
| 2 | The names of the borrowers indicate that this book must have belonged to the Oa school and the few addresses given were Glenastle , Stremnish and Kinnabus , would seem to confirm this . |
| 3 | It was more than two decades since he had taken offence at the term-a term used all the while in court , where the Han were predominant and the few Caucasians treated as honorary Han — yet here , in the Domain , he felt the words incongruous , almost — surprisingly — insulting . |
| 4 | There were about fifteen cattle , around a dozen sheep and a few lambs left over from the spring lambing . |
| 5 | Paul Glenfield 's remarkable run on the river continued when he was runner-up with a 4 lb 8 oz chub and a few bits taken on bread . |
| 6 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 7 | The street lamps were already lit , and a few cars crawled through the rough-mirror streets with their lights on and their wipers flapping to and fro . |
| 8 | There was some desultory laughter and a few heads turned to the back of the room . |
| 9 | There was no sign of anything untoward : grass and a few bushes flattened by the weight of wood recently heaped on them ; some traces of sawdust lying on the ground ; nothing more . |
| 10 | The assembly can then be guided until the screw locates a previously bored hole in the surrounding frame and a few turns made until it is firmly engaged . |
| 11 | Some knowledge of the West was encouraged and a few individuals travelled abroad . |
| 12 | Forays had been made at night ; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed . |
| 13 | I find it rather rich for eating as a table cheese , but a few spoonfuls stirred into hot pasta is delicious . |