Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gamble argues that the adversary politics thesis over-generalises from a few instances to the whole of economic policy . |
| 2 | The sea lagoon turned out to vary in depth from a few inches to a couple of feet . |
| 3 | Fabia watched as , dropping the dog lead on to a large kitchen table , the dark man addressed a few remarks to the woman who then went to a drawer and took from it a large tin box and brought it to him . |
| 4 | Do n't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others . |
| 5 | He wanted a few answers to a few riddles . |
| 6 | Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing . |
| 7 | Even in our championship winning year we failed to beat the ‘ elite ’ sides in the league and although Wilko has made a few changes to the squad we still have basically the side and thus the same problems that have cost us dearly in the most important games . |
| 8 | I decided to focus on the Matter again ; the cooking facilities ; it looked like it would have to be a barby of some sort , with paper logs made out of Bible pages twisted up and tied into knots — not the lovely picture pages , they remind me too much of Ma and Pa 's bedroom — perhaps a few letters to the Corinthians ; nice and dry . |
| 9 | Ah write a few letters to the hospital forty forty . |
| 10 | The curator of Edinburgh zoo has proposed adding a few specimens to the zoo collection . |
| 11 | ‘ What 's a few footpads to a man like Shallot , eh ? ’ |
| 12 | A few visits to the seashore will indicate that there is a considerable variation in the height of the tide from week to week . |
| 13 | In origin the sculpture was dependent on the availability of excellent marble , both white and blue-grey , along the slopes of the Salbakos range ( modern Baba Dag ) , barely a few kilometres to the east of the city . |
| 14 | A few alterations to the design were made — Liz chose silk dupion in a pale peach colour instead of the satin of the original and built leg-of-mutton sleeves onto the sleeveless design . |
| 15 | When Society members inspected the guard 's compartment , they discovered that the original vacuum gauge was still in place and that , apart from a few alterations to the window arrangements , the coach is essentially as built . |
| 16 | This is just a few lines to a friend or relative without any complaints in it . |
| 17 | This is because they can include additional short irradiations for elements with isotopes of very short half-lives , from a few minutes to a few hours , although this increases the analyst 's work . |
| 18 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 19 | Add a few mushrooms to the meat before baking under a pastry crust . |
| 20 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 21 | Most species are a few centimetres to a few tens of centimetres long . |
| 22 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 23 | Nikita Sergeyevich asked to be allowed to say a few words to the Central Committee plenum that would be held immediately afterwards . |
| 24 | Towards evening the Collector gave the order for everyone who could be spared from the ramparts to assemble in the hall , he wanted to say a few words to the garrison . |
| 25 | At the reception desk , he murmured a few words to the elaborately uniformed commissionaire and was shown respectfully towards the lift . |
| 26 | Whether we should be saying and saying District Council be requested to amend the local plan as suggested in paragraph two four two nine five and then nu number two would be there adding a few words to the original number one . |
| 27 | If you choose to , you can blow this whole thing sky-high , just with a few words to the wrong people . ’ |
| 28 | A Siddiqi speech usually includes a few references to the ‘ corrupt bogheap of western culture ’ . |
| 29 | A few references to the successes of quantum mechanics in the 1930s might be appropriate ; in retrospect , Heitler 's quantum theory of radiation is especially prescient . |
| 30 | ‘ I think that it is tremendous that the Australian Wine Bureau is offering so many people the chance to play tennis competitively at great venues and I am looking forward to passing on a few tips to the winners — before joining them in a celebratory glass of Australian wine . ’ |