Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb -s] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Dyfed ( formerly Pembrokeshire ) Hancock et al. ( 1983 ) locate the Variscan Front in a zone of conjugate folds and thrusts a few miles north of the Johnston Thrust . |
| 2 | He has a couple of fields behind his cottage and keeps a few beasts . |
| 3 | So Yeah I sa er well she 'd , actually she does two twenty P's cos she goes to town and gets a few things but , I mean it , I said it might be bad weather one day |
| 4 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
| 5 | When the prime minister arrives at the Palace for the weekly audience , the private secretary acts as host and spends a few minutes beforehand in conversation . |