Example sentences of "by a few [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Token bets had been made by a few on the opposing Southern team , so Rex was able to ‘ collect ’ from long time colleagues as well as being presented with a cheque b Mr Ellis . |
| 2 | Some of the stories will now appear dated , and as the years ticked by a few of his novels did tend to veer on to the wrong side of the far-fetched . |
| 3 | So oligarchy meant government not simply by a few , but by a few of the " rich and well-born " ; democracy was government by the many poor . |
| 4 | This holster will allow it to be carried by a few of those who presently have no means of looking after a throwline . |
| 5 | Another interesting development of the last year or two has been the introduction of courses in art and design , leading to the CNAA BA , by a few of the former colleges of education with large art , design and craft resources , which are now part of colleges of higher education . |
| 6 | In fact , the separatist movement which developed in Sicily after 1943 proved short-lived , though its disappearance is still mourned by a few as ‘ the end of the Sicilian nation ’ . |