Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The journalists asked a few questions and got no real answers and the old Monsieur le Président , who had presided so long in his own way at the top , shouted and banged his fist before leaving the room . |
| 2 | Until the eighteenth century settlement within the neighbouring parish of West Bromwich took the form of small groups of cottages clustered together in ‘ ends ’ around the heaths , where squatters had opportunities to graze a few animals and to build a little workshop . |
| 3 | The couple 's interest in gardening began with the desire to grow fuchsias to fill a few pots and baskets . |
| 4 | They may concede that there may be frictional teething problems lasting a few years or even a few decades but argue that these are overcome eventually . |
| 5 | Peter Allis has turned golf into a kind of harmless interview where public figures hit a few shots and chat about themselves . |
| 6 | We only want the managers to change a few things and to be more careful about safety . ’ |
| 7 | The biographical sources mention a few facts and anecdotes attributable to this period , among them the fact that toward the end of his life he was afflicted with ophthalmia and became nearly or totally blind . |
| 8 | You can work towards a degree or diploma over a period of years — or choose single courses lasting a few weeks or months , from an enormous list of topics ranging from childcare to computer science . |