Example sentences of "few [noun pl] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keep a few cans in store for whizzing up quick and nutritious meals for the family |
| 2 | Beneath the chandeliers only the Louis XVI table , the Queen in zinc ( for patriotic reasons ) , a few objects in electro-metal such as Fame Scattering Petals on Shakespeare 's Tomb , with the heads of certain men of letters , and a few stuffed birds in the rubble of plaster and brickwork brought down by the sepoy cannons , remained . |
| 3 | ( CFCs used to be used in aerosols but , because of pressure from consumers and environmentalists , few aerosols in Britain now employ CFCs . ) |
| 4 | Visitors to Ingatestone , one of the few houses in Essex to boast original mullioned windows , should watch out for Siddy the green parrot , who flaps around the garden performing his imitation of a ringing telephone . |
| 5 | Visitors to Ingatestone , one of the few houses in Essex to boast original mullioned windows , should watch out for Siddy the green parrot , who flaps around the garden performing his imitation of a ringing telephone . |
| 6 | Suburban residential development in Chiswick had already become noticeable by the end of the nineteenth century with Back Common load and the adjoining Bond Street , Holly Road , Clifton Gardens , Belmont Road and Grove on the north side of Chiswick high Road , and with Devonshire Road , Linden Gardens and Bolton Gardens — later renamed Duke Road-on the south side , and a few houses in Dukes Avenue , opposite to the end of Barrowgate Road , which itself had a number of houses , mostly at the Sutton Lane end , close to Dead Donkey Lane . |
| 7 | However , for the best effects of all , turn off the main room light and have a few lamps in corners to read by and so on . |
| 8 | However , an Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) report on Sept. 18 revealed that the exchange of prisoners had suddenly been interrupted on Sept. 15 reportedly because there were only a few prisoners in Iraq , while almost 20,000 remained in Iran , many of whom were unwilling to return to Iraq . |
| 9 | I mean the view that astronomers and most scientists and people who are interested in astronomy had was that there might be a few molecules in space , probably not very many , but if there were they would be very , very simple , probably one or two atoms , perhaps things like water , perhaps things like ammonia , and things like methane — molecules with a large amount of hydrogen attached to them and in fact a thermodynamically staple species . |
| 10 | Nick had tried to get his US Tour card that year and we 'd played a few times in America . |
| 11 | Still at school but has already played a few times in midfield for youth team . |
| 12 | It may have been necessary for Jesus to have eaten a few fishes in order to survive in first-century Palestine , but it is not now necessary to feast on the bodies of dead animals in order to be healthy . |
| 13 | I agree but I think that anybody who speaks in public , you have nervousness beforehand and the moment you go to talk to the people you know what you 're going to say , you have a few notes in front of you and you talk to the people , if that is your job . |
| 14 | Granuloma inguinale is evenly distributed in tropical regions , with a high prevalence in Papua New Guinea and Southern India and a few cases in Africa , the Southern USA , South-East Asia , and the Caribbean . |
| 15 | The very few cases in point suggest that his confidence would not be misplaced . |
| 16 | Having spent the last few minutes in preparation for the strain of an interview with Davout , Thiercelin almost visibly relaxed . |
| 17 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 18 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |
| 19 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 20 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 21 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |
| 22 | There are few joys in life to compare with that of stepping on the scales and discovering that you weigh measurably less this week than you did last . |
| 23 | Do you think you have a few views in common with your workmates or do you think that when you 're talking things come out that you kind of like minded about things , maybe because of the job you 're doing , and the place you work in , you know like maybe like politics or something , |
| 24 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 25 | Below , in the shop , Sushi was working normally , unaware of the finality with which her partner was planning her last few hours in England . |
| 26 | I needed to share all your life , not just a few hours in bed every night . ’ |
| 27 | He spent only a few hours in prison ; but when he was released the heads of all the foreign missions in London ( except that of Sweden , which was then at war with Russia ) accompanied him to his house in a demonstration of solidarity and next morning visited him to promise their support . |
| 28 | Sat and glowed with satisfaction for a few hours in silence , studying their effect . |
| 29 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |
| 30 | The earlier row was over a decision by magistrates in Aylesbury to let two offendors wipe out a thousand pounds in fines by spending a few hours in police cells . |