Example sentences of "by [v-ing] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the main facilities of the school such as staff , buildings , playing fields and so forth are already provided for the fee paying pupils and no additional expenditure is incurred in respect of these costs by accepting a few children of the staff . |
| 2 | However , you decide that it might be helpful to ‘ warm up ’ to Le Carré by translating a few extracts to get the hang of his unusual style . |
| 3 | Request : We asked the opposition leader to help with a book entitled ‘ Married To Teacher ’ by writing a few lines in response to the statement : ‘ Being married to a teacher is rather demanding . ’ |
| 4 | An interesting effect can be obtained by brushing a few strokes of water onto the paper and drawing over the top . |
| 5 | An interesting effect can be obtained by brushing a few strokes of water onto the paper and drawing over the top . |
| 6 | A new age in chemistry , where the problem of measuring some molecular property could be resolved by pushing a few keys on a computer , has not materialised — the reason is that ab initio calculation for any but the simplest of systems remain beyond the reach of the most advanced computers . |
| 7 | Start by inserting a few rates , then decide what others are needed . |
| 8 | You can personalise standard documents by adding a few sentences in your own language . |
| 9 | ) Test the reagent by adding a few drops to small crystals of Na 2 SO 4 or K 2 SO 4 in a watch glass . |
| 10 | LABOUR 'S Nigel Griffiths checked out claims of computer game rip-offs yesterday by going a few rounds with Sega 's Sonic The Hedgehog . |
| 11 | I will conclude this chapter by considering a few objections to the account of authority suggested above which challenge its general orientation . |
| 12 | By considering a few examples we can isolate some of the problems that remain : |
| 13 | For example , their report stated that syllabuses for pupils of lower attainment had been constructed from those designed for pupils in the top quarter of attainment by deleting a few topics and reducing the depth of treatment of others . |
| 14 | By re-analysing a few examples of French social survey data it is hoped that the British statisticians will become more familiar with French methods and also learn whether British methods would have revealed more or less details , or whether the two types of statistical methods are complementary . |
| 15 | After his second retirement eight years later , he was again ‘ let down lightly ’ , by doing a few days ' work a month on market research . |
| 16 | You can pipe patterns on eggs with coloured chocolate which is made by mixing a few drops of your choice of food colouring into melted white chocolate . |
| 17 | I mean , what we 're trying to do in the visual arts is to spend what limited money we have to produce a better situation for the visual artist and for the public who gets pleasure and enlightenment from visual arts than exists at the moment , so rather than just prop up the status quo , which is what is would be very easy to do if one just kept the pot boiling so to speak by giving a few grants to artists here and sitting at the centre of a spider 's web in Tunbridge Wells waiting for applications to come in to us and then responding . |
| 18 | The nature of the problem can be illustrated by giving a few examples of the types of conflict that may arise in a financial conglomerate . |
| 19 | The earlier row was over a decision by magistrates in Aylesbury to let two offendors wipe out a thousand pounds in fines by spending a few hours in police cells . |
| 20 | Extend the Taj Triangle Tour by spending a few days in the fascinating city of Kathmandu . |
| 21 | The judge at first instance invoked the wardship powers of the court to protect the girl : he weighed her interests against that of the publishers , and concluded that the balance came down in favour of restraining publication , since the book could be rendered harmless by excising a few paragraphs . |
| 22 | Let's start by debunking a few myths . |
| 23 | You were n't supposed to stick anything on the walls , but Jamila had pinned up poems by Christina Rossetti , Plath , Shelley and other vegetarians , which she copied out of library books and read when she stretched her legs by taking a few steps around the tiny room . |
| 24 | It was n't , blast it , one of those back seats that turn into a double bed or a discotheque just by twiddling a few knobs and wrenching your spine out of joint . |
| 25 | NIRVANA — banned from playing their X-Rated anti-rape song , Rape Me — got their own back by playing a few bars , before launching into their latest hit , Smells Like Teen Spirit . |
| 26 | In the A sections , the tune is more subtly transformed : the basic melodic shapes are still there , for listeners familiar with the original , but they are ‘ glossed ’ , ‘ paraphrased ’ , by changing a few notes here , a few notes there ; the repetitions of the original all but disappear . |
| 27 | If more than one foster mother is available the risk of cannibalism or neglect can be reduced by introducing a few pups to be fostered into each litter . |
| 28 | Flattening him to the ground and knocking the wind out of him , it had begun its killing process by throwing a few coils around the tree to anchor itself , and a few more round Laba , pinning his arms to his side . |
| 29 | Some quite subtle effects can be produced by adjusting a few parameters . |