Example sentences of "a few pieces [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 2 | And indeed it was something very different — the bones of a human skeleton , a few pieces of clothing still on it . |
| 3 | The chambers themselves were bleak , containing truckle beds , a few pieces of furniture , a table and a bowl and jug for washing . |
| 4 | Sitting in his office , Mr Johnson offered us both cold beers from a pail of water in which a few pieces of ice floated . |
| 5 | Jet beads , bone needles and pins and spoons , bronze horse-trappings and a tile of the IXth Legion lay on a stone table with a collection of coins and a few pieces of gold jewellery . |
| 6 | I used silverweed leaves , with a few pieces of sea lavender , or statice , tucked in between them . |
| 7 | There were a few pieces of wire among the rubbish , and he picked one up . |
| 8 | Just inside the hallway , behind the speaker grille and the numbered bell-pushes , there was a shelf with a few pieces of mail ; a couple of them were for Carson but they were junk mail , expensive waste paper from a motoring organisation . |
| 9 | Float a few pieces of marshmallow on top of each drink and decorate with grated chocolate . |
| 10 | A coach 's kit consists of a pain-relieving cold spray , a couple of medium width crêpe bandages , a roll of adhesive strapping , a roll of micropore tape ( for securing injured fingers and toes ) , some adhesive tape , a few pieces of gauze , absorbent cotton wool , a package of baby-wipes , a roll of toilet paper or kitchen towel , some steristrip closures , waterproof plasters , an eye-pad , some pain killers and a pair of strong scissors . |
| 11 | It is essential to provide places where the more sensitive species of marine fish can retire and a few pieces of rock to simulate their natural reef environment makes for a much more natural and stress-free environment . |
| 12 | The girl , who looked as though she had been made in heaven out of peaches and cream , was wearing a few pieces of string arranged as a bikini , high heels , the goose-pimples , and nothing else . |
| 13 | ‘ Apart from a few pieces of glass and steel which had been gifts from my family and had sentimental value , I let her run riot among my other acquisitions . |