Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] and a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forays had been made at night ; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed . |
| 2 | As I watched , one of the engines cut out and a few seconds later I heard and saw the explosion , two or three streets away . |
| 3 | In 1951 , for example , the Boards had been asked by the Minister to cut their spending on rural electrification , and most did so ; the South Western Board , by contrast , pressed on and a few years later were praised by the same Minister for pursuing this uneconomic development . |
| 4 | A few fought back and a few folks died , |
| 5 | Smoke billowed out and a few snowflakes fluttered into the car . |