Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] and [art] " 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 | Though separated from his Guard , Napoleon apparently remained in company with Soult , Bertrand and Drouot who , together with a few officers and an escort , were seen at Quatre Bras at 1 a.m. on 19 June . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She 'd tacked a few scraps of old cotton into a baby-gown too and sent it round next door for the new Rattrie baby , born very inconveniently , as it turned out , the day after the funeral , her fit of generosity entirely misplaced , since the child had only lived a few hours and the gown — upon which Odette had worked a few hasty stitches of embroidery — had ended up in the pawnshop — Cara had seen it herself in the window — to help pay , she supposed , for yet another infantile disposal . |
| 10 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Only a few capitals and a little of the marble panelling and mosaic remain of the original decoration . |
| 13 | The original Disneyland was about a fantasy castle , a few rides and a cast of cute , costumed characters that children adored . |
| 14 | All she had been told when she came round after the anaesthetic was that there had been a few complications and the operation had taken rather longer than had been expected . |
| 15 | A few knocks and a bit of household dust will complete the process over the years to come . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Post Office sells a few souvenirs and the cafe sells sandwiches " to go " , and there is a converted barn selling walking gear and souvenirs with a smashing little tea shop . |
| 18 | We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | Skipper Andy Townsend , another Norwich old boy said : ‘ If we can get them all back fit again , get a few wins and the confidence going , there 's no reason why we ca n't get up there . ’ |
| 21 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 22 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 23 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |
| 24 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 25 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 26 | Now it is only a small island with a few houses and the great cathedral with its accompanying church , S. Fosca . |
| 27 | She had needed nothing but some rough grazing , a few wells and the hospitality of the bedu to get her across . |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Well I got a video and , like , that 's all we got a few videos and the video showed you how to use a condom , and that was it . |