Example sentences of "[prep] a few friends " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack Carbery had put on his blue serge suit for the occasion and sat in the middle of a few friends , his collar stud gleaming , and the apple in his throat bobbing about like a cork on water as he drank . |
| 2 | How we live is inescapably linked to what we think about our origin and our destiny , even if we only discuss these mysteries late at night in the company of a few friends . |
| 3 | The University 's Alumni Office can provide help and advice to groups , whether they consist of a few friends who meet informally from time to time , a group from a particular department or year who wish to arrange a special reunion , or a more established society like the ones described on these pages . |
| 4 | ENTERTAINING — whether a formal party or dinner for a few friends — is something which most people enjoy . |
| 5 | He 'd played with a few friends over the years but never managed to overcome the logistics of forming and fronting a band . |
| 6 | A few years ago — before 1986 — I was at a party with a few friends and we met some people who used to be in athletics . |
| 7 | I was standing in the Hemingford Arms one Friday evening , minding my own business , having a drink with a few friends , when Simon introduced me to someone he knew called Keith . |
| 8 | This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first . |
| 9 | ‘ Especially if he was doing it with a few friends . ’ |
| 10 | I tried declaring my own sense of dissatisfaction to a few friends and found I 'd caught a tiger by the tail . |
| 11 | As the name suggests , the sole purpose of the group was to have fun , and perhaps show off to a few friends . |
| 12 | In the Sandleford warren no rabbit of his age would have been asked to tell a story , except perhaps to a few friends alone . |