Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
| 2 | I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . |
| 3 | It would explain how Greg manages to be in one piece while the Lorelei is nothing but a few planks of driftwood . |
| 4 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
| 5 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 6 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |