Example sentences of "of a few [noun pl] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The custodianship of the path had become the prerogative of a few specialists with a fund of empirical knowledge which they gravely applied to securing the smooth passage of the Wheel . |
| 2 | I know the erm , remarks made about getting extra people to register and to have their green card , I 'm probably one of a few councillors with a green card . |
| 3 | Nor was it powerful enough , outside of a few streets with Prussian generals ' names , to force through a genuinely modern network of boulevards . |
| 4 | Virginia like most of the mainland colonies consisted of a few ports with an extensive hinterland that was left untouched until the coastal sections had been fairly fully settled . |
| 5 | We flew back to Mahe and straight on to Praslin for a stay of a few days with the intention of taking day-trips to the smaller islands of Cousin and La Digue . |
| 6 | Making out it was all so serious , instead of a few smokes with other kids and a little shop-lifting to pay for it . |
| 7 | As we did not perform endoscopy in this control group , we can not rule out the inclusion of a few patients with gastritis . |
| 8 | Even If you are not religious , it is a welcome chance for social contact and the exchange of a few pleasantries with him . |
| 9 | My celebration consisted of a few beers with my caddie friends at Edinburgh station and on the night train . |
| 10 | But , despite the much-publicized flirtations of a few aristocrats with the centre parties , the Tories are still the natural home for the landed gentry . |