Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun pl] [prep] a few " in BNC.

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1 We were told what to do and then left , as the instructor went to the other end of the loch to shout instructions at a few stranded boats .
2 The evening shadows were now lengthening and the support crew had thoughts of a few points in their heads .
3 Therefore the few staff sit up late at night to prepare lectures on a few things they know about and a lot of things they know not much about , and spend their time keeping one page ahead of the class and depending on the textbook .
4 another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright …
5 Morrison South was the subject of our most disappointing decision of the year when it became apparent that our continuing effort to sell homes from a few geographically diverse sites in southern California into a very weak market was proving too expensive a strategy .
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