Example sentences of "a [det] [noun pl] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a few cases people are the target , usually the result of the horses not having being handled properly ; but mostly the aggression in horses is directed towards other horses . |
| 2 | In a few cases data were not available for some of the more minor roads entering a junction . |
| 3 | Conversely , where the exothermicity of the association is small ( comparable to , or a few times kT , Figure 4B ) , then there is much residual motion in the associated state , and the adverse entropy of the association is only a fraction of the formal loss in entropy corresponding to the formation of a rigid complex . |
| 4 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
| 5 | When Ashley Mountney work was slack , he could be released to help on the farm for a few days sheep shearing again . |
| 6 | Within a few days people phoned or called to confirm their attendance . |
| 7 | And maybe in a few years people will look back and see the things that we tried to do , and hopefully respect them . ’ |
| 8 | Outside a few laboratories smallpox became extinct worldwide in 1977 . |