Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pron] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Before I left for San Francisco I spent a few days wandering the considerable length and the decidedly inconsiderable breadth of the Canal , newest of the major approaches to Balboa 's ocean . |
2 | The benefactor of the race would be , not a Prometheus who brings a few sparks from above , but he who releases among men the most finished of all forces , an irresistible word . ’ |
3 | De Gaulle himself arrived a few hours later . |
4 | Renault Senior League winners Randalstown , were scheduled to meet the Dubliners along with the Munster and Connaught champions in Cork on May 22–23 but Muckross have applied for a re-scheduling to help their preparations for their European Club Championship campaign in Italy which begins a few days later . |
5 | ‘ When I got the call to come to Belgium I had a few things to do , ’ he explained . |
6 | Jack Millar himself recalled a few stories of his experiences as a salesman , much to the amusement of all present , including his family who had come from far and wide to be there . |