Example sentences of "[pron] are [adv] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when , or if , the young men do return , all they usually bring with them are just a few of the pathetic petty accouterments of capitalism : a radio , a watch , perhaps a bicycle . |
| 2 | ‘ Despondent souls , ’ it was said , ‘ and there are not a few of these , seem to have been struck only by one part of the Führer 's speech : where he spoke of the preparations for the winter campaign in 1942–43 . |
| 3 | If there are just a few of them write down their full names , titles and relevant facts about their background and attitudes . |
| 4 | If there are nearly a million of that age in 2001 , then almost 200,000 will be afflicted by that time . |
| 5 | There are about a million of these large pieces of apparatus in a cell , and there are more than 2,000 different kinds of them , each kind specialized to do a particular operation in the chemical factory-the cell . |
| 6 | In later correspondence with the Board of Education , stretching over several years , it was pointed out that " in 1899 there were 243 deaf principals and teachers in the USA , while there are about a dozen in the United Kingdom and Ireland . |
| 7 | There are still a few of this dying breed around . |
| 8 | There are still a few in New Zealand but numbers there are now very low , and the Belted variety is more popular than the standard black . |
| 9 | I notice there are still a few out there . ’ |
| 10 | But there are only a hundred of them , poorly armed , standing against any army of 42,000 troops . |
| 11 | There are only a few of them and we 're unlucky to be involved . ’ |
| 12 | Outside of the dealerships , and there are only a few of these who understand the publishing process , a number of companies have established themselves as providers of independent advice , training and support . |
| 13 | There are only a few of them , but they have several horses . ’ |
| 14 | Foreigners ( of whom there are quite a few at the UN ) can do nothing right for Mr Coleman . |
| 15 | No doubt there are a few places where Stornoway citizens get drunk at Sunday lunchtime , indeed , there are quite a few of them , but their doors are shut to the public ; sin goes private on the Sabbath for it is public morality which counts in Sabbath observance . |
| 16 | So when , and I would agree with you again , so when are the teachers going to be accountable , when is somebody who is a bad teacher and heck there are quite a few of them , you know it only takes a couple in every school to make it difficult for the rest , going to be got rid of you know you are not up to the mark out . |
| 17 | Erm there are quite a few in , in this series which follow the same sort of thing is that er , all projects all jobs on site er will have a quantity surveyor from Dave 's section . |