Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [adv] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And all of this for just a few pounds . |
2 | She put her hands against her face , thinking , ‘ I shall stand this for only a few seconds more , then I shall leave . ’ |
3 | You will find this with quite a few fish — pairs squabble but groups of three or more are fine . |
4 | The bride 's mother takes her seat last of all with only a few minutes to spare . |
5 | if you did that in quite a few places |
6 | As ever , we must balance the temptation to introduce such rights willy-nilly against the unreasonable cost burden that might rest increasingly on employers , especially those with only a few employees . |
7 | And when in 1937 a questionnaire was distributed to authors about their attitude towards the Spanish Civil War , he sent the reply ( which he said that he never expected to be published ) that , " While I am naturally sympathetic I still feel convinced that it is best that at least a few men of letters remain silent " . |