Example sentences of "with a few [noun pl] on " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Mrs Castle opens her account with a few reflections on the ‘ feminine ’ touch Edward Heath had brought to the redecoration of Chequers and some bitter-sweet memories of 1969 , when she and Wilson had clashed there with trade-union leaders over the In Place of Strife proposals for union reform . |
2 | Beginning with a few notes on the back of an envelope , the Bill expanded rapidly . |
3 | I cite G.M. Musgrave , sketcher , traveller , memoirist , and vicar of Borden , Kent : author of The Parson , Pen and Pencil , or , Reminiscences and Illustrations of an Excursion to Paris , Tours , and Rouen , in the Summer of 1847 ; with a few Memoranda on French Farming ( Richard Bentley , London , 1848 ) and of A Ramble Through Normandy , or , Scenes , Characters and Incidents in a Sketching Excursion Through Calvados ( David Bogue , London , 1855 ) . |
4 | Finally the helpful priest drove up to a point overlooking a fine old stone harbour , with a few houses on the quayside . |
5 | The general theory of relativity links the gravitational force and the structure of space–time , and so we should begin with a few remarks on the gravitational force and then explain how it was that the classical or Newtonian view of gravitation came to be seen as unsatisfactory . |
6 | The match finished with a few variations on ‘ Boring Boring Ipswich ’ and ‘ I ca n't read and I ca n't write but I can drive a tractor/taxi ’ . |
7 | Inland , you can get close to the countryside with a few days on a farm or perhaps pamper yourself with a luxury hotel . |
8 | So with summer holiday time coming up we thought we 'd help the late planners among you with a few ideas on great areas to go walking . |
9 | Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic as long as they are relevant and meet other criteria such as language , date and level . |