Example sentences of "a few from " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the recruits recount all sorts of ‘ anglers ’ tales ' about the last eight weeks of training , the Inspecting Officer and Commandant mingle with the visitors , Who have travelled from all corers of the United Kingdom and a few from further afield . |
| 2 | Let him get together all the composers in Munich , let him even summon a few from Italy , France , Germany , England and Spain . |
| 3 | It was usual for him to wheedle a few from any European who stopped . ) |
| 4 | Jerseys were first imported in 1893 , direct from the Channel Islands , and subsequently from Denmark , with a few from Britain and the USA . |
| 5 | There are many manuscripts dating from that time , and a few from the earlier period , starting 1140 . |
| 6 | We met some lovely people — quite a few from Scotland , and our last night was spent in the company of a group of friends from Scotland , England , Ireland and Holland , having a meal in an Indian restaurant , and hearing about the scuba diving and snorkelling in the Red Sea . |
| 7 | The waiter picked up a fork and tried a few from the man 's plate . |
| 8 | It is expected that the Exiles team will be made up largely from players based in England , and possibly a few from France . |
| 9 | An interim report from the safe house research , based on 532 , young people ( 737 admissions ) for the period June 1985 to May 1987 , shows that the majority of young people ran from home ( 347 , 65 per cent ) , a third from local authority care ( 179 , 34 per cent ) and a few from boarding schools ( 6 , 1 per cent ) . |
| 10 | To take marriage first : of the 54 marriages recorded among the sample during the war years of which details could be traced , 25 were to serving soldiers , mostly local men , a few from colonial forces stationed in Edinburgh . |
| 11 | She had plenty of others , some English , some American , a few from Germany , and one or two from Italy and France . |
| 12 | He is very good on free kicks and penalties and scores quite a few from INSIDE the box as well . |
| 13 | We 've had a few from the middle 80's : Phelan , Irwin , Sellars , Linigan , Seaman … |
| 14 | Good to see a few from the list , Paul ( plus Sticky , who holds the World 's record on making a pint last ) , Sunil ( and mates ) , Halvard ( + 1 — looks like you saw a good ‘ un yesterday ) , Kev and Haitch . |
| 15 | Harringay — they 've took a few from Chelmsford , and as for the Blackburn Black Hawks , they used to be your team mates . |