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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a few bent" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to describe a small number of items that are bent, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "After the storm, I found a few bent branches scattered across the yard."
Alternatives: "a couple of bent" or "several bent".
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Edmund Wilson wrote of detective stories, "I finally got to feel that I had to unpack large crates by swallowing the excelsior in order to find at the bottom a few bent and rusty nails".
As described in detail elsewhere the direct reaction of Ga with NH3 using Ar as a carrier gas at 900°C leads to the growth of a few bent GaN NWs on top of an α-like GaN layer [10].
Another former detainee said that although the majority of the staff were reasonable, there were a few "bent screws"—which meant that a situation could easily turn sour.
A little screw, a few bent nails, pieces of tin, and other precious objects seemed like junk to many, but to my Jiji (grandfather) and my dad, it was useful.
A few bent elbows away stood a cousin of the Snokhous brothers — Robert, 48, and Douglas — two of the volunteer firefighters killed in the explosion.
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The dielectric behaviour of a few other bent-core nematic materials has been studied by various authors.
There were a few moments when "Bent" threatened to go on and on.
I've been looking to jump on a few shows, and "Bent" is one of those shows where I can come in and do what I do.
A few marks, some strange bent shapes; some are barely paintings at all.
Some of the stories have a supernatural bent, a few are anchored in reality, and all are delivered as the night wind howls and a chill pervades the room.
His right hand, palm down in what appears to be a protective gesture, hovers a few inches above the bent back of the fourteen-year-old Huck, who is reaching down with one arm to scoop something — frogs' eggs, Ray said — out of the river.
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