Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] few [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ No , Dad , I told a few of the lads … . ’
2 The menacing tone of Luke 's voice caused a few of the men at the bar to stiffen expectantly : they could sense trouble coming .
3 Wayne 's film reworked a few of the episodes to form a fictional drama set in 1963 .
4 Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle .
5 It was as if he were a sheet of paper torn into many little pieces which she felt she had to cover entirely with her hand , but could not , however hard she tried , because the wind always blew a few of the pieces from between her fingers or from the edge of her palm .
6 I wished I knew a few of the answers .
7 I knew a few of the Marines .
8 He tasted it , and then he put a few of the sachets in his pocket .
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