Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] of [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few moments of Dr McNab 's saline injections Dr Dunstaple had begun to revive . |
| 2 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 3 | Later that evening I joined them for dinner , sharing a few tins of Compo and three bottles of French cider . |
| 4 | Many of the houses bear handwritten notices offering manicure/pedicure , basic literacy , hairdressing ; some are selling a few tins of Coca-Cola , candy , combs and trinkets . |
| 5 | The gun had landed within a few inches of Blake . |
| 6 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 7 | I slept well after a few pints of Sussex Devil at the local , and woke up to find my caddie famous . ’ |
| 8 | A quick walk down Coronation Street was followed by a few pints of Newton and Ridley Ale before we departed . |
| 9 | To build a wall of Pycoma you simply erect a hollow mould of shuttering , lay a few blocks of Pycoma inside , and light them . |
| 10 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 11 | Never having read a word of Norse ( Old Icelandic ) before , Lewis plunged in and attempted a few lines of Laxdaela Saga . |
| 12 | Many even carry their host specificity to the generic or family level , with quite a few genera of Laboulbeniales restricted to specific genera or families of arthropods . |
| 13 | When Molly Gibson in Wives and Daughters ( 1866 ) has been to visit the Towers , her father declares that he had expected to find her so ‘ polite and ceremonious ’ that he read a few chapters of Sir Charles Grandison in order to bring himself up to concert pitch . |
| 14 | At a base in Hereford , which trains bomb disposal men in the army 's toughest course , bomb teams demonstrated modern explosives … incendiary devices , letter bombs which contain just a few ounces of Semtex , and car bombs , at one pound , just half the size of those favoured by the IRA . |
| 15 | Surely they 'd do better making love on board Grace than on a few yards of Mackenzie tartan ? |
| 16 | Since Freemantle had to walk within a few yards of Leapor 's door whenever she approached Brackley from Hinton , it is perhaps odd that they had not met at least in passing . |
| 17 | One , significant in a few parts of Europe , was the growth of a genuine popular military tradition and a willingness to regard the army as a respectable , even honourable , occupation . |
| 18 | I add a small clump of Java Moss and a few grains of Aquazorb , which helps to keep the water sweet . |
| 19 | A few grains of Aquazorb will help keep the water fresh . |
| 20 | Perhaps a few examples of Smithsonian directors ' thinking in rejecting and accepting material , or even releasing items in the collections , might throw light on the subject . |
| 21 | However , there are success stories and the following are a few examples of ICI 's recent initiatives on recycling : |
| 22 | Among his later publications were a few yearbooks of Edward III , 1527–32 ( STC 9562 , 9565 ) , and Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's La novel natura brevium , 1534 ( STC 10958 ) , proving that he remained familiar with the legal milieu of Rastell and Pynson . |
| 23 | Within a few days of Elizabeth 's death the reivers had taken what they imagined would be the opportunity for easy plunder , and swarmed over the Border in what their victims and the Wardens referred to as ‘ Ill Week ’ . |
| 24 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |
| 25 | AND you receive the magazine within a few days of UK publication . |
| 26 | Within a few days of Prince Albert 's death , young Henry Joseph Titford , aged nine , fell ill with tubercular bronchitis . |
| 27 | Fourthly , the field workers were given only a few packets of ORS for distribution among the villagers . |
| 28 | Within a few years of Karak Eight Peaks ' fall the Night Goblins had settled permanently in the ruins and split into many tribes based around the adjoining mountains and the tunnels that ran beneath them . |
| 29 | It broke up within a few years of Anselm 's death under the impact of forces which were too strong for it . |
| 30 | These two mills were also on the direct route to Bristol and within a few miles of Fromebridge . |