Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , this one remains a respectable 8″ to 10″ ( 20–25cm ) , and is also a reasonably-peaceful specimen . |
| 2 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
| 3 | He faced the challenge of Dunluce , a 6860-yard , par 73 giant that had already brought quite a few players to their knees , among them title favourite Phil Tataurangi . |
| 4 | It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres . |
| 5 | Azerbaijan has about a third of the world population of mud volcanoes , which range in size from a few metres to several kilometres across the base . |
| 6 | I had most of the morning to myself and made a few calls to clients , to a financial journalist whose opinion I valued and finally to Andrew Buccleuth . |
| 7 | Since formation in 1978 , ACAUS has sought reciprocity of accounting qualifications and have met with success in only a few states to date where foreign accountants are eligible to sit for the CPA examination ( examples include California and Illinois ) . |
| 8 | Gamble argues that the adversary politics thesis over-generalises from a few instances to the whole of economic policy . |
| 9 | The sea lagoon turned out to vary in depth from a few inches to a couple of feet . |
| 10 | It varies in height from a few inches to two feet depending on the habitat . |
| 11 | Fabia watched as , dropping the dog lead on to a large kitchen table , the dark man addressed a few remarks to the woman who then went to a drawer and took from it a large tin box and brought it to him . |
| 12 | Some lending organisations charge a Mortgage arrangement fee , which can vary from a few pounds to around £50 . |
| 13 | Stonegate Teddy Bears stocks hundreds of different models , ranging in price from a few pounds to around £300 . |
| 14 | point to point may be amateur but there 's a few pounds to be won by following the form … the bookies are here of course … lets face it a race meeting without them is like a bottle of champagne with no bubbles … |
| 15 | There were the usual circulars , a few invitations to nothing very exciting and a batch of bills . |
| 16 | She was not in the habit of ogling men , and although , over the past few months , she had accepted a few invitations to dinner or the theatre , none of her dates had even remotely magnetised . |
| 17 | These points are not laboured but there is enough here to suggest a few topics to which the inexperienced paddler should devote further thought and reading . |
| 18 | Do n't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others . |
| 19 | The pros are expected to come up with a few answers to problems . |
| 20 | He wanted a few answers to a few riddles . |
| 21 | The results can take from a few hours to over a week , depending on where you go to be tested . |
| 22 | Happily in those days there was no air navel to take us in a few hours to Addis Ababa and bring us back a few days later . |
| 23 | Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing . |
| 24 | But I do envy anyone who can have a few hours to themselves at Christmas , she thought . |
| 25 | Even in our championship winning year we failed to beat the ‘ elite ’ sides in the league and although Wilko has made a few changes to the squad we still have basically the side and thus the same problems that have cost us dearly in the most important games . |
| 26 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 27 | I decided to focus on the Matter again ; the cooking facilities ; it looked like it would have to be a barby of some sort , with paper logs made out of Bible pages twisted up and tied into knots — not the lovely picture pages , they remind me too much of Ma and Pa 's bedroom — perhaps a few letters to the Corinthians ; nice and dry . |
| 28 | Ah write a few letters to the hospital forty forty . |
| 29 | The curator of Edinburgh zoo has proposed adding a few specimens to the zoo collection . |
| 30 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |