Example sentences of "a [det] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that a few get top marks , a big bunch get middling marks , and a few come near the bottom . |
| 2 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 3 | A few lay on the ground in exhausted or inebriated sleep , oblivious to children and dogs who clambered over them , or to the kicks from porters who found them in the way . |
| 4 | Whilst most design theories concentrate on the various elements and their interconnection as previously discussed ( often referred to as the " anatomy of design " ) , only a few refer to the different weights these may have in different situations ( sometimes called the " morphology " ) . |
| 5 | Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks . |
| 6 | As The Economist pointed out , ‘ only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks ’ . |
| 7 | A few go to a kind of " halfway house " , of which there should be many more , which usually consists of four or five small flatlets which girls either share or occupy on their own . |
| 8 | Most of these industries have closed down and only a few survive as a reminder of the type of activity found adjacent to the railway in past years . |
| 9 | ‘ I can only assure you that you have the wrong person , Mr Wyatt ; there are many models , and more than a few work in the Midlands , and several must have other business interests . |
| 10 | He left Kathleen to strap the toes together with a gauze swab between them to maintain the alignment , and then sent them off with a few coproxamol for the pain . |
| 11 | A half swing with a pitching wedge or a sand wedge should get the ball onto the green ( photo 7 ) . |
| 12 | Should you get into difficulties during this situation , a better method of recovery is to execute a half turn with the tail rotor control and allow the model to head off downwind . |
| 13 | LNTs are always a half step below the arpeggio note . |
| 14 | Actually if you 've a complete number of repeats , it does n't matter too much whether it a full repeat or a half repeat at the edges , as both can be mattress stitched to give a continuous unbroken pattern effect . |
| 15 | Since then General Electric has paid $150million for a half stake in the Hungarian light bulb manufacturer Tunsgram and General Motors has decided to build an engine plant there . |
| 16 | A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper . |
| 17 | In spite of his admiration for Baron of Buchlyvie , and having been so keen to purchase it , Kilpatrick sold a half share in the horse to his rival , William Dunlop . |
| 18 | If it was , her children have a half share in the two properties . |
| 19 | By leaving him a half share in the house , I feel I am achieving two objects . |
| 20 | More fundamentally there was no guarantee that a once-and-for-all increase in the price of gold ( a doubling was frequently suggested ) would suffice . |
| 21 | Only a return to US price stability would allow a once-and-for-all rise in the gold price to work , and there was nothing in the act of raising the price of gold which would make that more likely ( indeed , the improved gold backing for the dollar would relax such pressure as there was on the US government to maintain price stability in order to defend the dollar ) . |