Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the ground floor he walked a few feet ahead , leaving me to trundle behind like a meek Arab wife . |
| 2 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 3 | His face was beaded with perspiration and as he wiped it with his handkerchief he dislodged a few locks of his heavily greased hair . |
| 4 | This time he carried in one hand , carefully cupped , a broad leaf filled with honey ; in the other hand he grasped a few nuts which he thrust out to Marian with an air of uncertainty as though he feared they might be rejected as the maggots were . |
| 5 | On the way he bought a few sandwiches . |
| 6 | In August one year he spent a few days holiday at Saxon-les-Bains in the Rhone Valley , where he had an interest in a fruit preserving factory . |
| 7 | ‘ Still , it 's about time he learned a few home truths , do n't you think ? ’ |