Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 The beginnings were slow and limited to a few sectors where differences in labour costs were important .
2 or if we 're stuck get our heads together and drag in a few extra bodies
3 Again in Capital Marx set out to demonstrate that the workings of an entire economic system could be logically derived from and explained by a few materialist premises and the theory of class struggle .
4 Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed .
5 Throughout the lunar core samples , which extend well below a few millimetres , the exposure ages of the grains are similar at all depths and correspond to a few million years exposure to the cosmic-ray intensity in the present Solar System .
6 Dragging with them seventeen unwieldy brass cannon from Edinburgh castle , they took Norham castle on the south bank of the Tweed , and pressed on a few miles to Flodden in Northumberland .
7 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes .
8 Bring to the boil and simmer for a few min .
9 Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others .
10 Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs , and allowing for a few notable exceptions ( usually older and more collectable items from different parts of the world ) , this assumption has generally held true .
11 Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix .
12 I could n't help but imagine the scene of panic and desperation that must have taken place a few hours earlier - the young dolphin fighting and dying in a few frantic spasms , its grieving mother well able to defend her child from sharks but helpless against a silent , resisting wall of nylon . ’
13 Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture .
14 Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds .
15 Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks .
16 Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes .
17 To return to the offending nettle ( Urtica dioica ) or , it too had its uses : Martin Martin noted that in Skye ‘ the tops of nettles , chopped small , and mixed with a few whites or raw eggs , applied to the forehead and temples by way of a frontel , is used to procure sleep ’ .
18 resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes .
19 Rent a horse or a motor bike and explore on a few leisurely sorties .
20 At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable .
21 One short video trigger , filmed and edited by a few ASAP high school students , is an exploration about their own neighbourhood , a low-income primarily Hispanic area with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse .
22 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
23 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
24 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
25 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
26 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
27 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
28 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
29 Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments .
30 Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments .
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