Example sentences of "[is] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When your sort of body 's running down anyway , you know it 's it 's a few hours after dinner time , it 's not quite time to go home from work . |
| 2 | ten which would actually give you a B in , in , in normal circumstances but as you know we 're only allowed to give you a C. Right and there 's a few notes in there as well , did I 'll tick your box on your one . |
| 3 | ‘ What 's a few footpads to a man like Shallot , eh ? ’ |
| 4 | And of course , if her husbands off like , it 's ooh do n't bother me now , there 's a few girls like you know ! |
| 5 | There 's a few bits in there the rest of the stuff like that is in the |
| 6 | point to point may be amateur but there 's a few pounds to be won by following the form … the bookies are here of course … lets face it a race meeting without them is like a bottle of champagne with no bubbles … |
| 7 | There 's a few things of yer father 's you might like to keep . ’ |
| 8 | There 's a few knots in it and it hurts a bit when she tugs the comb , but I do n't say nothing . |
| 9 | Erm the erm th this shows Britain 's stockpile of , of uranium this is actually depleted uranium which can be used in the fast reactor but ca n't be used in the present type of er thermal reactors but what you see there is virtually the er all of it , th it 's , it 's erm stored at a place called erm er Capenhurst in , in Cheshire on the Wirral erm and erm there 's a few jars off the edge as you can see but basically that 's er that 's it and what you see there , in energy terms , represents erm the equivalent of our entire coal reserves . |
| 10 | There 's a few sights in the village . |
| 11 | Whichever tree structure is chosen , the time taken to build the structure from an ASCII word list is a few minutes for approximately 70,000 words . |
| 12 | The Lloyd Baker estate is a few streets of plain Victorian houses reaching up a slope near King 's Cross . |
| 13 | All that exists of the imposing dwelling is a few feet of wall and an open fireplace adjoining Cumnor Church . |
| 14 | Kabelvåg campsite is a few kilometres beyond the village , on the flanks of a charming little beach and remarkably civilized . |
| 15 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 16 | ‘ My idea of a good night out is a few pints with the lads down the pub . ’ |
| 17 | The fourth is a few steps up the ladder and could easily be used as a gigging guitar , although it still carries hallmarks of the mass-produced Korean instrument . |
| 18 | The energy flux of PSR1718–19 at the surface of the companion is a few orders of magnitude below the critical flux necessary for substantial swelling of the companion due to irradiation . |
| 19 | With a sensitive magnetometer all that is needed is a few turns of enamelled wire reasonably carefully wound onto a piece of plastic drainpipe . |
| 20 | This should be resisted by the tenant as not only will the term be slightly diminished ( by almost three months where , for instance , the certificate date is a few days before a quarter day ) which could be relevant for a comparatively short term lease , but also the first and subsequent rent review dates will be that much sooner , which at a rent of , say , £100,000 per year , increasing to £140,000 per year ( in an inflationary market ) on the first rent review , would add £10,000 per quarter to the rent . |
| 21 | All she needs is a few weeks of expert tuition . ’ |