Example sentences of "a few [noun] [coord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the street outside the court , Indian traders , a few Masai and the occasional European in military or tropical kit pass by . |
| 2 | In some parts of the country the extra charge amounts to just a few pounds but the average figure in County Durham and Cleveland is £20 . |
| 3 | She 'd tacked a few scraps of old cotton into a baby-gown too and sent it round next door for the new Rattrie baby , born very inconveniently , as it turned out , the day after the funeral , her fit of generosity entirely misplaced , since the child had only lived a few hours and the gown — upon which Odette had worked a few hasty stitches of embroidery — had ended up in the pawnshop — Cara had seen it herself in the window — to help pay , she supposed , for yet another infantile disposal . |
| 4 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 5 | All she had been told when she came round after the anaesthetic was that there had been a few complications and the operation had taken rather longer than had been expected . |
| 6 | The Post Office sells a few souvenirs and the cafe sells sandwiches " to go " , and there is a converted barn selling walking gear and souvenirs with a smashing little tea shop . |
| 7 | We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … . |
| 8 | Skipper Andy Townsend , another Norwich old boy said : ‘ If we can get them all back fit again , get a few wins and the confidence going , there 's no reason why we ca n't get up there . ’ |
| 9 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |
| 10 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 11 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 12 | it 's been uppermost in my mind a few times but the I daresay I would n't go to prison the first time . |
| 13 | Now it is only a small island with a few houses and the great cathedral with its accompanying church , S. Fosca . |
| 14 | She had needed nothing but some rough grazing , a few wells and the hospitality of the bedu to get her across . |
| 15 | There were still a few stars but the moon was down , and there was a faint grey glow to rimward . |
| 16 | Well I got a video and , like , that 's all we got a few videos and the video showed you how to use a condom , and that was it . |
| 17 | Colonel Durand , in command of the defences , who had only a few militia and the usual garrison ‘ invalids ’ under him , sent a desperate appeal for assistance to Field Marshal Wade , while the sudden departure of people returning to the surrounding countryside — Saturday 9 November 1745 was a market day in Carlisle — added to his difficulties , as an eye-witness recorded : |
| 18 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 19 | got a few clothes and the better . |
| 20 | At Monza , he beat Jochen Rindt by a few feet and the championship was his , even though he did not win another race that season . |
| 21 | He made a few passes and the castle diminished and shrank , as you see it now , and he made a pass or two more and it was walled with glass as you see . |
| 22 | The man 's foot had broken a few spokes and the chain had come off , but there was no other damage . |
| 23 | Well it was the first hundred houses that were built in the New Town and it housed a lot of building trade workers , a lot of engineers and a lot of archi well a lot , a few architects and a few engineers and the rest were building trade workers or of some sort or another , and a few British Hydro |
| 24 | Corbett whispered a few words and the friar looked up sharply and nodded . |
| 25 | ‘ A few words and the offer of deep cups of claret . ’ |
| 26 | Now they have a few quid and the rent money goes to Leeds council anyway , they want to ‘ get shut ’ |
| 27 | In San Gimignano we can still see a few churches and the towers . |
| 28 | Even in the 1980s a troupe could be performing a highly individual routine in the most modern style but they only had to link arms , synchronize a few kicks and the audience would break into spontaneous applause . |
| 29 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 30 | After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus . |