Example sentences of "on [art] few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly constrained by muscles mostly in the grip of rigor mortis , the zombies advanced inexorably on the few remaining Marines . |
| 2 | Some way past the hotel , still on the few hundred yards of concrete ‘ promenade ’ , I saw a very tall elderly man standing and bending in the middle of the road , apparently looking for something . |
| 3 | For some of the people who live here this recent trade boom has meant new found wealth … and young people enjoy the fruits of industry like any of their European counterparts … on the few hundred yards of coastline yet to be swallowed up by industry . |
| 4 | I have personal doubts on the few modular courses I know well . |
| 5 | Young lovers strolled quietly beneath the trees , or sat together on the few wooden benches , daring to snatch the odd , discreet kiss or embrace . |
| 6 | The wind resistant Tactel and Ebyl Thermovelours fleece helped keep me snug and warm on the few chilly days we 've had this summer . |
| 7 | Rent a horse or a motor bike and explore on a few leisurely sorties . |
| 8 | Attempts to improve occupational mobility for them may concentrate on a few professional openings where their colour is defined as an occupational advantage ( e.g. race relations advisers ) or on employers ( e.g. local authorities ) with positive action policies , or self-employment ( small businesses ) . |
| 9 | If you 're planning on a few intimate moments then why not try new Santes anti-perspirant deodorants . |
| 10 | He leaves it to the local man : the local man , whose tremulous reliance on a few patented drugs Hamilton observes with a speechless sneer . |
| 11 | The net result of this activity was to create a national grain market , with trade no longer centred on a few major points of collection , transit , and marketing . |
| 12 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 13 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 14 | This food was also an invaluable help to passage migrants such as the finches and buntings , helping them put on a few extra grammes of fat to carry them through the next leg of their long journey to winter quarters . |
| 15 | In effect this is already starting to happen through television concentration on a few top clubs with only a brief nod in the direction of the rest . |
| 16 | They built hub-and-spoke route systems based on a few large airports , rather than a web of direct , non-stop flights . |
| 17 | In 1866 Reichenberg ( Liberec ) , the Bohemian textile centre , still produced half its total output on the looms of artisan weavers , admittedly for the most part now dependent on a few large factories . |
| 18 | She 's cast off Charlene 's greasy overalls and pulled on a few slinky numbers for this role . |
| 19 | Totalling £60m , two thirds on the housing side , one third on a few commercial developments , these combined pushed AMEC into a £9.9m loss for the year . |
| 20 | The head of South Africa 's CITES delegation , Piet Mulder , agreed that there was evidence of SADF involvement in ivory smuggling , but blamed it on a few corrupt elements . |
| 21 | Eva did her best to " spark everybody up " and probably trod on a few more toes in the process . |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose we got a few more names on a few more files learnt a bit about Moscow 's accountancy procedures . |
| 23 | Such is the general expectation that married couples will have children that those who do not want them , or want to put parenthood on a few more years , or sadly learn that they can not conceive , find themselves having to respond to veiled or not so veiled queries . |