Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun sg] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It added that control of inflation was necessary , but it was important that ‘ a reduction of a few percentage points in the headline inflation rate should not be achieved at a disproportionate cost in terms of income creation and employment ’ . |
| 2 | A curious problem is set by the discovery of a few jade axes in England recently . |
| 3 | Now might be the time to follow it up with a few troop directions in fluent French . |
| 4 | I had er put a promotion together with a few travel agents in Scotland where I gave out holiday spending money . |
| 5 | But seriously I think some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the mag — you 'd see far worse in many ‘ family newspapers ’ . |