Example sentences of "few [noun pl] in [noun prp] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here she was , possessed of more than she had ever dreamed of , this house , its comforts and warmth , those servants whose lives were spent in caring for hers , friends such as the Chamberlins who had taken her to their hearts , this first , unforgettable Christmas with all its bounty and then — Michael Swinton , in that bleak and dreary place , with only drunken old Meg and silent Punch , his loneliness accentuated by the life he had known these last few months in London and in the great houses he had stayed in . |
| 2 | As a result of preparatory work , programmes will be starting in the next few months in Uganda and Tanzania . |
| 3 | Firstly , the altitude and harsh weather in the winter meant Teesdale was not good for tree regeneration , so it is one of the few areas in England and Wales which never became deeply forested . |
| 4 | In the early stages of her marriage she kept her maiden name but when this caused a few rumblings in Arkansas and Clinton lost his bid for re-election as governor in 1980 , she took his name and he was returned to office two years later . |
| 5 | His basic unsuitability for parish work was further demonstrated by assignments during the next few years in Liverpool and Glasgow . |
| 6 | Latin American art has been undergoing such a review both from within Latin America itself and from elsewhere , with several exhibitions and books on the subject in the last few years in Europe and the US . |
| 7 | Suitable weather conditions , ie adequate cloud cover , were considered essential for these risky daylight raids and unfortunately very few days in May and June proved to be usable . |
| 8 | And then we stayed a few days in London and we went to the Baths and we went to the zoo and we went to all the science , by either the old trams or the first of the buses that Cos they complete with tram-riding and that was rather exciting in London , seeing the all the top hats and people in coats , tails and things . |
| 9 | After living in London for a while the couple spent a few days in Bournemouth and on St Swithun 's Day 1875 they came by steamer to Swanage . |
| 10 | They spent those few days in Blackpool and she last saw him as he left for duty from Chester station . |
| 11 | They spent those few days in Blackpool and she last saw him as he left for duty from Chester railway station . |
| 12 | Recruitment advertisements on behalf of one licensed dealer or another used to appear every few weeks in London or the national press . |
| 13 | The list of honorary and corresponding members included gentlemen living in 30 English counties , and at a few places in Scotland and Wales . |
| 14 | It is native to Europe and Asia , growing mainly in well-drained ground on hill and mountainsides , and wasteland ; it is naturalized in a few places in Britain and grows well in temperate to warm regions of North America . |
| 15 | The Bhundu Boys have recently played a few dates in Spain and have toured in Australia , America and Europe . |
| 16 | The government is now washing its hands of the industry as it hands it over to a rigged market which will leave very few pits in Britain and the destruction of an asset which the British people asked the government to save and which the government said they were going to save . |
| 17 | Packed with meat ( 92% min ) , they are gutsy and flavourful and can be bought at a few outlets in London and Oxfordshire , or direct ( no mail order ) from Bangers Galore , |