Example sentences of "a few [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still think he was a good investment , BUT if he does n't get 20+ Premiership goals this year I 'll be disappointed ( unless he gets the winner in the FA cup final on bags a few vs Scum ! ! ) |
| 2 | He has converted quite a few to Utopianism . |
| 3 | Drive in the spade again , about 2–3 inches ( 5- 8cm ) from the cuttings slit , and lever the soil over tight against the cuttings — check this by taking a few between thumb and finger , and try to lift them : they should be quite firm . |
| 4 | The government showed itself willing to accept a large number of amendments of detail and a few of substance affecting boundaries as long as they could maintain the principle of a two-tier structure . |
| 5 | Complete control of the contrast transfer function , displayed measurement parameters , versatile image editing and ability to detect 256 grey levels are a few of CUE 2 's abilities . |
| 6 | Buy the shirts large and have a few for variety . |
| 7 | Stir in the cottage cheese and the prawns , reserving a few for decoration . |
| 8 | I shall select just a few for analysis , and readers are directed to the reading list for additional sources of information . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , make the dips : place half the soured cream in a small bowl , and stir in most of the chives , reserving a few for garnish . |
| 10 | Reserve a few for garnish . |
| 11 | In more recent elections the emergence of the Liberal Democrats has produced a number of councils without a clear party majority and a few with Democrat control . |
| 12 | Unscrupulous bird exporters do n't care : they simply catch more birds , and as long as a few per cage survive , they are still in profit . |
| 13 | It 's a tiny little things you know er in glass cases now there are a few at bus stops but a lot of people do n't use bus stops any more you know they drive erm I know that posters great hoardings that we some of us probably grew up with when everybody knew what was on and the great big posters everywhere . |
| 14 | Interestingly enough , the US Navy took a few on board for evaluation , designating them XF2L–1s , but placed no orders . |
| 15 | Status . — Locally common resident and winter visitor ; a few on passage . |
| 16 | In the past , many researchers have tended to underplay the problems that arose in the process of research in case they affected the evaluation of their results , although there have been a few ex post disclosures in books intended to show social research as often a messy enterprise ( Bell and Newby 1977 ; Bell and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 17 | Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence . |
| 18 | We have quite a few in stock and would like to clear a few at least ! |
| 19 | I always keep a few in stock ( Rule 17A ) ; they 're cheap enough and ever so impressive in the morning afters . |
| 20 | An interim report from the safe house research , based on 532 , young people ( 737 admissions ) for the period June 1985 to May 1987 , shows that the majority of young people ran from home ( 347 , 65 per cent ) , a third from local authority care ( 179 , 34 per cent ) and a few from boarding schools ( 6 , 1 per cent ) . |