Example sentences of "on a few [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in the earlier books , the bravura set-piece dominates , and the most memorable concerns the crates in which the Portuguese have packed up their belongings , and which were eventually shipped out of Africa — Kapuscinski was to stumble on a few of them in Portugal , sunk , as it were , in the sand . |
| 2 | See what happened overleaf when we went north to practise our own floral wizardry on a few of those bright young Mancunians … |
| 3 | On a few of the more established family units there had been development into quite considerable contracting businesses which enabled the family to continue to live on or around the farm . |
| 4 | Those outside the card-playing school viewed her suspiciously because she seemed to get embarrassing crushes on a few of her colleagues . |
| 5 | So in our search for innovation we decided , without much conviction , to concentrate on a few of the rapidly developing fields , that is on the current fashions such as biotechnology , new materials , lasers and the like , but the emphasis was to be on supporting the research whose main objective was to improve understanding in these fields rather than on products . |
| 6 | Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed . |
| 7 | BOURSAULT : Belemnite chalk on a few of the very lowest slopes , mainly sand , sandstone , clay and lignites mixed with various calcareous deposits . |
| 8 | V. GENT enlightens us on a few of the problems he 's had to deal with over the counter . |
| 9 | The farmer and his neighbours were all friends so it was just a case of asking them to keep an eye on their moggies , and spying on a few of the plumper-looking ones — successful hunters , we assumed . |
| 10 | If it occurs anywhere in Offa 's reign it does so as Of Rx A on a few of Offa 's coins by the London moneyer , Alhmund . |
| 11 | The only contemporary image of Charlemagne is on a few of his coins . |
| 12 | Now fill me in on a few of these files . ’ |