Example sentences of "a few patches of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before leaving Britain we 'd learnt that the hike up to Mount Kenya 's ‘ walkers summit ’ , Point Lenana , was not too demanding , and that the climbing route up to the twin summits of Batian and Nelion was graded mainly Diff , with a few patches of Severe , so we were n't expecting any technical problems . |
| 2 | The floor was undulating , covered in grass and a few patches of exposed rock . |
| 3 | The touching up had been well managed but elsewhere there remained a few patches of exposed metal requiring attention — just above the bumper on the front offside wing , inside the wheelarch of the same wing and around the radiator duct . |
| 4 | The club have , inevitably , hit a few patches of turbulence along the way but , apart from their defeat at Oldham in the Lancashire Cup , nothing too damaging . |
| 5 | A few patches of such use can still be seen today , especially on small islands , but the practice has almost disappeared . |
| 6 | A shaded patio overlooks the garden , well planted with colourful racks of equipment and sails , and the garden leads straight onto the beach , mainly sand with a few patches of pebbles . |
| 7 | I saw that there were a few patches of shadow around me that could have been crammed with evil doers . |
| 8 | The path was narrow and climbed steeply between thickets of gorse which were in flower ; nothing to be compared with the dramatic spring show but enough to provide a few patches of welcome colour against the sombre background of the moor in November . |
| 9 | I was surprised to find quite a few patches of snow near the summit , which I reached at about half past ten . |