Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunday newspapers : Most Sunday newspapers in the UK have a national circulation , but there are a few regional ones as well as " national " Scottish and Northern Ireland Sundays . |
| 2 | N.B. : We have only listed a few Zionist atrocities as to list them all , as with the crimes of the IRA , would fill a book or two . |
| 3 | Though agreed between the parties , these proposals were bitterly attacked by some Conservatives as destroying the traditional upper House and by a few Labour members as creating a large new area of patronage for the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Indeed , behind the fears and accusations which surrounded the villainous working-class ‘ scorcher ’ , his emancipated female accomplice , and the unruly cyclist juror we can perhaps sense the vaguely incoherent feeling that the democratic bicycle — which was now only upsetting the respectable pleasures of a quiet Bank Holiday weekend in the countryside — was representative of a force that might be calculated to upset a few other things as well . |
| 5 | I have a neighbour with a toddler who was outgrowing several of the things I was looking for ; the pram came from her , and a few other things as well . |
| 6 | I think the conclusion coming out of that is that as a result of what I 've described and a few other things as well , not least the fact that the company has now capped its contribution rate to no more than ten per cent . |
| 7 | The linnet lifted its beak and uttered a few melancholy notes as she opened the cage door . |
| 8 | There were a few diplomatic handshakes as the players left the field at the end , but it seemed a relief that an extra week lay between this Test match and the next , and it could only be hoped that work would continue behind the scenes to impress upon these cricketers , especially the more excitable ones , that the game does not deserve to be abused . |
| 9 | The single , simple reason for the biography 's size is that , in the effort to come up with what , if only for the number of facts it contains , must rank as definitive , Ackroyd has scoured not just every imaginable source but also quite a few unimaginable ones as well . |
| 10 | Spectators were also treated to a display of sheepdog skills which saw & names , put their crafty canine sue through her paces , rounding up not only sheep but a few noisy geese as well . |
| 11 | The fuchsia by the broken-down gate spilled a few dead blossoms as he brushed past it . |
| 12 | Do you want a few red apples as well . |
| 13 | Then call CLARENCE on and our staff will ask you a few brief questions as to the type of problem and its location . |
| 14 | The Templemans have had a few anonymous calls as well . ’ |