Example sentences of "few [adj] [noun] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully .
2 The few surviving justices ' diaries give conflicting impressions .
3 Obviously , I understand that this course is to be built mainly for the benefit of the people who 'll buy the new houses , but it seems a pity that natural unspoilt countryside should be bulldozed to make way for what 's really just a few rich people 's pastime . ’
4 The canoeing is mostly grade I racks with a few tight grade I+/II shoots ; there is one grade II at Bogroy footbridge , a twisting descent over 3 rock ledges , and the photographically spectacular grade III in the centre of Carrbridge itself .
5 You are now in an unusually powerful position : you have a strong , professional team behind you , and a good few thousand pounds ' worth of buying power in your pocket .
6 Presumably he had snatched a few more hours ' sleep , she decided morosely , while she 'd been traipsing fruitlessly up and down Strøget .
7 Monica made her comment to Tweed when Buchanan and Warden had left after a few more minutes ' conversation .
8 A last-minute plea to the Scottish Office by the North Tayside MP , Bill Walker , for a few more days ' grace to allow the Diplexcito family to ‘ depart with dignity ’ from their home of 17 years fell on deaf ears .
9 Old longline and squid jigging vessels are re-equipped with inexpensive nets instead of being retired , and are sent out to return a few more seasons ' profits .
10 And er we cast during the dark days of the war , when toys were n't available , we a few older blokes er apprentices used to I remember being at it for a couple of hard week we had a hard week , well evening during the evenings anyway .
11 There are still few general men 's magazines in the UK , though male readers dominate specialist sectors like motoring and sports magazines , so it can be difficult to get wide coverage of an exclusive male audience , should you want to , without putting your ad into a rather specialized editorial context .
12 There can be little doubt that a Labour Minister for Women would be hard put to right all our wrongs ; none the less , it is likely that she will save a few battered women 's refuge centres from closure , open the odd nursery school , and raise the tax status of child-minders to that of company cars .
13 Coached by Place , representatives of the Loyal Standard and a few other workmen 's organisations , were instructed how to claim attendance at the Committee and to present the reasonable face of trade unionism .
14 There are also a few special sailors ' clinics in ports , but even so two-thirds of patients will be seen and treated by private practitioners .
15 Destroyed a few 17-year olds ' ambitions for a while , I can tell you . ’
16 Destroyed a few 17-year olds ' ambitions for a while , I can tell you . ’
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