Example sentences of "a few [n mass] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then suddenly the white cliffs , a salty tang in the air , a few sheep and a funereal sky . |
| 2 | Rushie picked up a few lira and an Armani suit but it 's probably fair to say our golden boy from St Asaph did n't exactly win the freedom of Turin . |
| 3 | Detailed experimental analyses of wing-movements during flight are available for only a few species and probably differ in different insects ( Weis-Fogh , 1956a , 1956b ; Jensen , 1956 ; Jensen and Weis-Fogh , 1962 ; Nachtigall , 1966 ; Neville , 1960 ; Vogel , 1966–67 ) . |
| 4 | 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 : |
| 5 | The device costs just a few pence and is ready for commercial production . |
| 6 | Colwyn Bay and Llandudno for undersized codling , a few whiting and odd dab . |
| 7 | Worm baits also tempted a few whiting and coalfish . |
| 8 | Langley Point and White Horses producing a few whiting and dabs to black lug . |
| 9 | Now they have a few quid and the rent money goes to Leeds council anyway , they want to ‘ get shut ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Although we have not actually arrested anyone we have steered quite a few people and their souvenirs in the direction of the coastguard who have been retrieving bits and pieces . |
| 11 | Met quite a few people and she uses the town centre for erm she thinks the , they could improve on the mobiles . |
| 12 | she thinks college is alright and she 's met quite a few people and she likes loads of . |
| 13 | well a number of things have come up so let's just take a couple of votes as er , from hearing from a few people and of which people have n't managed to speak so , first of all , er , er people talked about fear being larger than the incidence of assault , are you afraid to go out in the dark ? , button one for yes and button two for no do you find that your afraid to go out in the dark , and then this hundred and that 's a very , I mean that 's , that 's a very significant figure fifty seven out of this hundred women say yes that their afraid to go out in the dark from time to time , I mean that , that is not as it should be , let me ask you are you ever afraid in your own home ? , button one for yes and button two for no and that two is a very worrying figure , twenty nine of of this hundred say yes their afraid in their home , let me ask you this have you trained in self defence ? , button one for yes and button two for no , I mean its something that comes up from time to time and I do n't know what your view and whether or not its a good idea , well twelve of the hundred here have er , eighty eight say no , of those twelve would you recommend it ? , did it make you feel better ? , yes |
| 14 | A lot A lot of well quite a few people and I mean th have been in the flats way before I came to . |
| 15 | It 'll only be after I 've m met a few people and photographed them well , that maybe my name will be start to be mentioned around That is another reason for courting the Trade 's Council and any other councillors that come in . |
| 16 | I am more concerned about employers who employ only a few people and whose main criterion is the flexibility of being able to take on staff , to change their hours from time to time and , on occasions , to get them to work 60 or 70 hours a week when they are busy . |
| 17 | Brockbank , owner of a Teesside construction company , said : ‘ We have spoken to a few people and expect something to be sorted out by the middle of the week . ’ |
| 18 | why do n't you wait and see what the numbers are like and then you can always ring up a few people and say we 've got a space if you 'd like to come |
| 19 | ‘ I managed to save a few bob and Billy Tolboys , my mate on the docks , was telling me there is a motorbike and sidecar in Bert Midgeley 's garage in Sharpness and he reckons Bert could be persuaded to sell it . |
| 20 | The resident fish consist of brown trout , char , eels and a few pike and stickleback . |