Example sentences of "a few [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few sensed the power of Callanish and went there as the creatures did and felt the peace . |
| 2 | A few receive the justice that has been denied to them for five centuries , but most are still viewed by their governments as third-class citizens , subversive activists and threats to ‘ national security ’ . |
| 3 | A few developed a liking for the racecourse and as it had been drummed into them to dress correctly for every occasion , somehow they managed to provide themselves with the obligatory long trailing gowns by lending each other clothes and accessories ; they appreciated the elegance of their suave escorts in tail coats and top hats . |
| 4 | But when I started at Benedict 's nineteen years ago , and during my training , though a few forced the pace , no-one thought one odd , or sick , if one did n't leap into bed with one 's boyfriend , or indulge in violent necking sessions on every date . |
| 5 | And the dazzling thing was that quite a few made a beeline for a lady who co , could at least give thirty years ! |
| 6 | A few wish the father to develop a relationship with the baby . |
| 7 | The breeding population appears to be resident , but birds are recorded in other areas of the county in winter sufficiently frequently to suggest either some post-breeding dispersal within the county , or that a few visit the county from elsewhere in winter . |
| 8 | Just a few include a metal plate in the spine of their Professional Presentation Portfolio , giving added strength ; and metal corners and a special nylon binding on the edges to resist the toughest student neglect . |
| 9 | For the last year Archie , under doctor 's orders has been unable to work , but hopes to get back on his feet within a few following an operation . |
| 10 | We must not let the public pessimism of a few destroy the optimism of many . |
| 11 | Of the many species of Dictyonema only a few have a colony as regular in shape as this one , which can grow to a length of more than 20 cm . |
| 12 | A few have the ability to normalise . |
| 13 | When Malcolm James 's book Born of the Desert — the reminiscences of a doctor with the 1st S.A.S. in the Western Desert — appeared in 1945 , a reviewer wrote : ‘ All men have conscience , but it is given to only a few to have the selflessness to stride out into battle and , by themselves undertaking the combat that has to be done by someone , to satisfy its insistence … ’ |
| 14 | Most of them were simply informative , one or two pitying ( everybody knows about the phenomenon and where have you been since 1605 , when Francis Bacon discovered the flashes ? ) and a few offering the hospitality of the nearest dark cupboard . |
| 15 | Parasitic larval development of most species takes place entirely in the mucosa of the caecum and colon , but a few penetrate the muscularis ad develop in the submucosa . |