Example sentences of "[adv prt] a [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That dried up river-bed , which was out of sight over the ridge and down a thousand feet of shingle , was rich with palm-trees , and with villages . |
| 2 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 3 | Okay , so she 's gone down a few orifices in her time , but if anyone calls her a hookworm I 'll burst their intestines . |
| 4 | For now , let's begin by jotting down a few ideas for sequences to make a Christmas movie . |
| 5 | Two thousand years ago a sex manual written in China laid down a few guidelines for gauging a woman 's sexual characteristics from a careful study of her face . |
| 6 | She had to take a walk down a short corridor from the main hallway , go down a few steps to the kitchen . |
| 7 | All the matches are wet , so we cram down a few handfuls of cheese and boiled sweets . |
| 8 | CAME 'S BEAUTY stems from being built in the palest of pale Portland stone , arguably the finest building stone in Britain , quarried over the down a few miles towards the sea . |
| 9 | Out into the spooky snicket and down a few yards towards the churchyard . |
| 10 | 82 year old Ivor James was knocked down a few yards from his home . |
| 11 | Even if I allow him to scribble down a few paragraphs of his own fiction ( and I do not see why I should ) it still follows that any words he might write must in the first instance be composed by me . |
| 12 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 13 | Write down a few examples of when you last ( i ) provided food , clothing or other " necessities " for the addict in your life because he or she can not afford them . |
| 14 | I jotted down a few extracts from The Boyfriends . |
| 15 | Before concluding I would just like to put down a few words on permission and such like . |
| 16 | The festival is good for the economy , bringing in a million pounds to the area . |
| 17 | There had to be more to it than simply filling in a few spaces with a ballpoint ; greater symbolic weight was required . |
| 18 | I mean I 've filled in a few forms for them but I mean probably you 're a passive owner like me in the sense that I do n't go and actively trade them , er I keep them in a long term investment , and that 's it . |
| 19 | The process is painfully laborious , but with every announcement , IBM Corp is getting closer to acquiring the competitive edge that is the difference between survival and oblivion in the Unix business , and yesterday the company filled in a few gaps in its RS/6000 line , the most challenging development being a wind up of the clock on the single-chip Rios processor to create a 45MHz Model 230 , which starts at just $4,800 . |
| 20 | The process is painfully laborious , but with every announcement , IBM Corp is getting closer to acquiring the competitive edge that is the difference between survival and oblivion in the Unix business , and last week the company filled in a few gaps in its RS/6000 line , the most challenging development being a wind up of the clock on the single-chip Rios processor to create a 45MHz Model 230 , which starts at just $4,800 . |
| 21 | Sam Baker QC ( almost ) from number 113a had suggested that he ‘ bring along a few bottles of my Australian Chardonnay ’ but no one could face the prospect of being talked through another glass of uniquely flinty , resonantly expressive Murray River Chardonnay by Sam Baker QC ( almost ) . |
| 22 | But one day he made the mistake , at least from his point of view , of bringing along a few tapes of his favourite soul and reggae music . |
| 23 | CROSS A FAST TYPIST WITH A WINDOWS WORD PROCESSOR AND THE CHANCES ARE YOU 'LL SEE SOME WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH AS THE PROGRAM CHUGS ALONG A FEW PACES BEHIND THE USER . |
| 24 | I took over a hundred members to the rally in Hyde Park , erm two thirds of my workforce , and it was magnificent to see all the trade unionists there , especially the G M B banners . |
| 25 | Anyway I was going over a few things in my mind . |
| 26 | If you turn over a few chapters in Matthew , into chapter fourteen , you 've got another er watery illustration there , it 's , Jesus is coming towards the disciples , he walking on the water ! |
| 27 | The cost of photocopying can mount up if you have to go to a local shop and pay several pence a sheet , whereas there are very likely to be local supporters who have photocopiers and are willing to run off a hundred copies at no charge . |
| 28 | Pages produced by a page printer are , therefore , relatively expensive and running off a thousand copies of a 10 page price list will put a severe dent in the machines life expectancy . |
| 29 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 30 | It ca n't be used , for example , for casting off a few stitches at the armhole . |