Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite many brands and designs , skiing hardware companies are owned by a few umbrella companies . |
| 2 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |
| 3 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |
| 4 | Modern British architects worth their salt , or future knighthoods , can be counted on a few colour spreads of the Prince of Wales 's bestselling book A Vision of Britain . |
| 5 | But there are some entertaining ideas there too , like a near-irreverent sequence about David Icke phoning heaven , or Margi 's contemplation of her TV success with The Good Sex Guide … she imagines millions of babies being born in a few month 's time all called Margi . |
| 6 | If it were to happen in a few year 's time when we have the lottery money , then I think the Sutherland Collection Collection is something that anybody concerned with heritage should make the highest possible priority . |
| 7 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 8 | It was used for a few emergency landings by Royal Air Force planes during the recent Falklands War . |