Example sentences of "a [det] [noun pl] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she , also , was leaving a few secrets and a few memories behind . |
| 2 | But in the massive ballroom across the way there were only a few chairs and a sideboard or two , and even on a dismal day the light had fallen on the intricate design of a wooden parquet floor and pretty chiaroscuro frescoes painted into the panels of gracefully arched walls . |
| 3 | It was empty apart from a few chairs and a couple of tables . |
| 4 | A few years ago no … came away from Pontypool without a few bruises and a thorough beating by the famous front row … those days have long gone … |
| 5 | Remaisnil itself is but a hamlet of five or six cottages , a few alleyways and a simple parish church to serve its sixty-five inhabitants . |
| 6 | If , however , it 's absorbed by osmosis through the skin , it simply paralyses in a death-like state for anything between a few hours and a few days , depending on the dosage . |
| 7 | Rincewind stood up as slowly as he dared , and drew from his belt the short sword he had taken from the guard a few hours and a hundred years ago . |
| 8 | West Country Living : A few hours or a few weeks before the mast With air like this , it 's a sin not to get out into it . |
| 9 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 10 | Apart from a few independents and a handful of dissidents the only candidates among whom the elector can choose will be those that the parties have seen fit to put before him . |
| 11 | Only a few capitals and a little of the marble panelling and mosaic remain of the original decoration . |
| 12 | The original Disneyland was about a fantasy castle , a few rides and a cast of cute , costumed characters that children adored . |
| 13 | A few knocks and a bit of household dust will complete the process over the years to come . |
| 14 | Some of these sporting ‘ characters ’ play golf and appear with comedians such as Jimmy Tarbuck and Bruce Forsyth or actor Sean Connery for a few holes and a bit of friendly banter . |
| 15 | ‘ We pick them up , ’ the Skull was saying , ‘ they 're guys with no links , like on the pier or down in the meat streets , they 're always suckers for a few lines and a limousine . |
| 16 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 17 | fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) . |
| 18 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 19 | Waterman was a Mecca DJ for 16 years — he worked the Leeds Locarno with Jimmy Save in 1965 — and The Hitman And Her is broadcast from a variety of Mecca venues such as Mr Smith 's in Warrington and Sheffield , the Blackpool Palace , the Ritzy in Nottingham and the Leeds Locarno with a band doing a PA , a few videos and a lot of dancing . |
| 20 | Apart from a few Sikhs and a very irritable Hindu from East Sheen , most of the targeted persons seemed quite pleased to be asked . |
| 21 | He will normally find that this assumes the shape of a pyramid , with a broad base of people who had only 1 or 2 hearths tapering to a few persons or a single individual who owned a disproportionate share of the wealth . |
| 22 | What it boiled down to was : there was here , where he had friends and family , or there was London where he had a few friends and a lot of contacts , and it felt like things were happening , and where you could fill time with something no matter how mixed up and fraudulent you felt … or there was abroad , of course ; the rest of the world ; India ( to take the most extreme example he 'd found so far ) , where you felt like an alien , lumbering and self-conscious , materially far more rich and spiritually far more poor than the people who thronged the place , where just by that intensity of touching , that very sweating crowdedness , you felt more apart , more consigned to a different , echoing place inside yourself . |
| 23 | Women were just becoming visible in men 's researches : meriting a few pages or a special chapter ( Nichols and Armstrong , 1976 ) . |
| 24 | So why could Dr Neil , with a few words and a sidelong look , lance her indignation so easily , compel her to reassess herself and life ? |
| 25 | A few apricots or a slice of bread will not by themselves supply that much iron . |
| 26 | When filming was over there was a little party , a few speeches and a lot of tears . |
| 27 | I predict a defeat for the scum at Man city this saturday , a win for Leeds against chelsea , a win for New Earswick ( my team ) on saturday and on sunday and a few jars and a curry on saturday night to make this week a truly memorable one . |
| 28 | There was also the occasional case of petty theft , street fighting or traffic offences which often ended up with a plea of Guilty and a fine of a few dollars or a short period in goal . |
| 29 | I was already looking forward to going out in the evening — a few drinks and a chat to Jamie , my friend , and some sweaty , ear-ringing music at the Arms . |
| 30 | Today ( a wet Monday ) he was up as usual at 6.30 and had a few cornflakes and a pint of coffee . |