Example sentences of "a few bits of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the place to explain logic , but there are a few bits of terminology which occur often in this subject which are not entirely standard . |
| 2 | Then I asked , as we were going to go from century to century , if I could be allowed to collect a few bits of paraphernalia as we went along — odd little items that had taken my fancy which would then turn up in other stories . |
| 3 | The boat was blown to glory , nothing was ever found of it except for a few bits of debris , and to all intents and purposes both occupants were blown to glory with it . ’ |
| 4 | With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber . |
| 5 | I would get a stocking with a few bits of things in when I was young and Grandma used to make a big cake with white icing , but that would be when Daddy was alive . |
| 6 | There 's a brand new Jag and a few bits of plant up there that need to be repossessed as quickly as possible . |
| 7 | Just a few bits of timber really . " |
| 8 | A few bits of paper with some writing on it , what colour is it ? |
| 9 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |
| 10 | Time was that decor in a tank consisted of a backdrop , a gravel substrate and a few bits of rock from the back garden that you hoped were inert and would n't affect water chemistry . |