Example sentences of "and a few [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fun and a few games were certainly unavoidable ( there are colleagues who always go too far ) , but that was not the point of the Party 's annual seaside jamboree . |
| 2 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 3 | This work was based on a sample survey of over 10,000 men , and a few questions were asked about practical support between kin . |
| 4 | Vercingetorix , Boudicca and a few Druids are allowed to remind the schoolboys of the European community that the Celts did exist in the age of the Romans . |
| 5 | There was a rock-strewn plateau where cows with bells and a few sheep were grazing peacefully . |
| 6 | Often the key to success is maintaining at least a pair of species , and sometimes even a small group with one male and a few females is desirable . |
| 7 | The only difference between the groups was that those in E were generally a little older and a few females were also to be found there . |
| 8 | It is possible to consider a situation where most franchises remain being run by groups of B R managers and a few franchises are run by private sector companies . |
| 9 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 10 | Men were herding mares and their foals away from the water , and a few women were washing clothes beside the shore . |
| 11 | There were only about a hundred Cotswold sheep left and a few bloodlines.It was vital to save the breed that created much of our wealth . |
| 12 | Westmorland and a few followers were lucky : after joining with the reivers in attacks on the English Marches , they ultimately fled to the Netherlands and lived there as pensioners of Catholic Spain . |
| 13 | An increasing number of archivists and a few historians are coming to believe that a major change has taken place in the manner in which human society creates the evidence which will be used by the historians who , in the future , come to write about the late twentieth century ( Morris , et. al. 1992 ) . |
| 14 | Some changes were made and a few concessions were wrung from the government . |
| 15 | The colours range from light to dark yellow with dark muzzles and hoofs , and a few animals are brindles . |
| 16 | The United States department of defence is currently looking at using multi media to train reservists , and a few publishers are using it as an exciting new media for publishing encyclopaedias . |