Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb -s] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Many are apocryphal , although where a thatcher makes use of straw which contains a few ears of grain , rats may be a problem . |
2 | Neither the later edition of Butcher , which contains a few additions , nor Howgrave nor Peck make any reference to the incident . |
3 | Now the Beaconsfield trio finally release a follow-up on the Creation label — ‘ Philly ’ , which has a few string sounds that may have been influenced by ( or stolen from ) old Philadelphia International disco classics , but which otherwise is a solid gold indie dance tune . |
4 | Toftingall , which lies a few miles south from the village of Watten , was one of the first Caithness lochs we fished . |
5 | When she left the branch she actually locked him in , using a special procedure which takes a few seconds . ’ |
6 | Renault Senior League winners Randalstown , were scheduled to meet the Dubliners along with the Munster and Connaught champions in Cork on May 22–23 but Muckross have applied for a re-scheduling to help their preparations for their European Club Championship campaign in Italy which begins a few days later . |
7 | Other symptoms include chest pain ( commonly left-sided , dull or aching , and unrelated to the degree of physical exertion ; genuine heart pains are usually central , cramp-like , and brought on by exercise ) , headaches ( particularly ‘ tension headache ’ — a band-like pain around the head and back of the neck which begins a few seconds after waking and lasts all day , often accompanied by feelings of depression or despair ) , dizziness or light-headedness ( which comes on when you are sitting still and never heralds a full-blown faint ) , tingling in the fingers or around the mouth ( signifying panic-induced overbreathing ) , and a heightened awareness of bodily processes ( such as blood rushing through your ears , a rumbling tummy , or the thumping of your heart inside your chest ) . |