Example sentences of "with a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ensure good contact by pegging in place with wire hoops or weighting it down with a few pebbles . |
| 2 | It had stopped snowing now and the sky was clear and black with a few stars . |
| 3 | One minute there he was with a few scraps of grey hair plastered across his scalp — the next he looks like a prizewinner at Cruft 's Dog Show . |
| 4 | Incremental programming will be involved , starting with a few rules and , as more expertise is added , the ES gets bigger and performs better . |
| 5 | The pros are expected to come up with a few answers to problems . |
| 6 | She could supply them with a few answers . |
| 7 | It was the Daughters of the American Revolution , with a few Minutemen thrown in . |
| 8 | The tail was just a stump with a few feathers beginning to show through , rather like the beard stubble that appears when someone has n't shaved fur a couple of days . |
| 9 | The men fit for fighting were moving down there , in thick leather jackets and helmets , with their spears and hunting-axes , their clubs and their knives and their bows , with satchels packed by their wives with barley-bread and some lard , a goatsmilk cheese and a bit of dried fish and mutton , with a few onions , fresh-dug , for savour . |
| 10 | Mrs Castle opens her account with a few reflections on the ‘ feminine ’ touch Edward Heath had brought to the redecoration of Chequers and some bitter-sweet memories of 1969 , when she and Wilson had clashed there with trade-union leaders over the In Place of Strife proposals for union reform . |
| 11 | Many of the upland landscapes today are like patch-work quilts of forest and open moorland , with a few areas of upland bogs preserved for their rare , wild , moorland plants . |
| 12 | With a few whacks and some loud whistles , they drive the donkeys out of the enclosure . |
| 13 | She started with a few pounds , about four thousand pounds which she managed to wangle from the local bank manager , a great vision , an enthusiasm but very little experience . |
| 14 | Seasiders have traditionally viewed the shore and estuaries as an interesting playground with a few resources that can be gathered for supper . |
| 15 | Jean had straight brown hair with a few layers cut into the top ; stylist Patrick Cameron , Artistic Director for the Alan Paul group of salons , suggested a tousled look which would suit her heart-shaped face . |
| 16 | Harry Williams ' home-bred flyer has attracted tremendous ante-post support at odds of 100–1 and now the bookmakers have dramatically cut the price to 50–1 , with a few layers offering a more generous 66–1 . |
| 17 | The agent usually starts off the party with a few games , to help people get to know each other . |
| 18 | Then the box was packed into a suitcase with a few clothes around it . |
| 19 | I comforted myself with a few thoughts of what I would do to the culprit if I ever caught him ; realised that was highly unlikely , and headed for the golf course . |
| 20 | something that can be addressed wi with a few cable ties , cos sometimes tying the cables together make a more of a danger than |
| 21 | It is not difficult to tell from casual chat at court who does what and after dealing with a few claims you soon get to know who is on the other side acting for the insurance companies . |
| 22 | Still , he prepared her cigarettes for her at least , filling a saucer with a few butts and plenty of ash . |
| 23 | I suppose I should warm up the audience with a few Hound of the Baskerville howls , send Rainbow 's eyes swirling round like Roman candles , and cause fruity Yiddish curses to croak and gibber from her mouth . |
| 24 | Such is fame : our exploit brought us international mention with a few lines by the Canadian Press but our feat was not mentioned in Robert Ripley 's ‘ Believe It or Not ’ column , and we had never heard of the Guinness Book of Records in those early days . |
| 25 | ‘ When I have often heard ’ is in the 1692 word-book ; the Plaint is on a single-sheet insert bound into the 1693 word-book , with a few lines of dialogue to cover the joins . |
| 26 | A caricaturist look at a face and extracts the significant features so that with a few lines he creates a likeness . |
| 27 | Answer the following questions , each with a few lines of explanation . |
| 28 | At the end a section is used for general mill-wrights ’ work , with a few machines , lathes , planers , slaughterhouse , drills , etc . |
| 29 | So , even if you have to cope with a few tears and sulks , do n't let them get you down . |
| 30 | Legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a love torn nymph , and at the end of a luminous day , when the sun turns everything to delicate hues , even the sceptical are ready to admit they have seen the Trasimeno nymph — adding to the water level with a few tears more . |