Example sentences of "although a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This usually has no effect ( although a few users have been sick , in which case another form of abortion is offered ) and she 's then sent home . |
| 2 | Gloucester showed no desire to unleash a northern invasion of the south , although a few northerners did receive minor pickings there . |
| 3 | Gloucester showed no desire to unleash a northern invasion of the south , although a few northerners did receive minor pickings there . |
| 4 | Although a few analysts remained bullish about the market , most had serious reservations . |
| 5 | With November came the herring season and the boats would sail up the coast to Torbay , then back around Bigbury Bay and Plymouth , although a few boats continued to fish for pilchards from Looe throughout the Winter . |
| 6 | Although a few jobs have been lost , the workforce today is nearly 200 , whose jobs are now more secure because of automation . |
| 7 | Far from commanding respect they were the object of widespread disdain and , although a few magnates became major patrons of the arts , they were in general almost wholly lacking in cultural influence over the wider educated public . |
| 8 | There are many varieties of blue cheeses , most of which are produced by introducing a controlled penicillium into the paste during ripening , although a few cheeses do blue naturally . |
| 9 | The mill no longer stands although a few traces remain , near the farm . |