Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] by a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I 'm joined by a few people who can give you some clues on guarantees . |
| 2 | She was bought by a few enterprising Port Ellen gentlemen for £22/23 . |
| 3 | They 're tempted by a few hundred pounds to go to places such as Amsterdam where cheap and plentiful crugs can be bought and brought back to Britain . |
| 4 | Throughout the Harlem Renaissance of the twenties and through to the forties it was sustained by a few ambitious but poorly funded independent companies whose efforts received limited exposure . |
| 5 | They came to a halt at a barrier , assuming it was manned by a few nervous Italians . |