Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the widow of a younger man or of one who has not been paying into a personal pension scheme for very long , this could be a very small amount — perhaps only a few hundred pounds a year . |
| 2 | Oh I 'm , I 'm not sure , it 's , it 's a few hundred pounds a year and I , I , I 'm really guessing it 's a few hundred pounds a year for what they call a retaining fee , for being firemen , and then it 's a few pounds every time they attend , and a lesser amount every time for an , a greater amount every time they go out on the fire engine , but it 's nothing er nothing exceptionally high , it 's , it 's very reasonable when you think they 've got other jobs to do |
| 3 | Oh I 'm , I 'm not sure , it 's , it 's a few hundred pounds a year and I , I , I 'm really guessing it 's a few hundred pounds a year for what they call a retaining fee , for being firemen , and then it 's a few pounds every time they attend , and a lesser amount every time for an , a greater amount every time they go out on the fire engine , but it 's nothing er nothing exceptionally high , it 's , it 's very reasonable when you think they 've got other jobs to do |
| 4 | They begged Rytasha for reimbursement , but none was forthcoming , and for the want of a few hundred pounds the village lost its crop for the year . |
| 5 | Their spectra show that the radiating gas is excited by hydrodynamical shock fronts and that shock velocities of up to a few hundred kilometres a second are involved . |
| 6 | After a few hundred metres the pleasure overcame the apprehension . |
| 7 | Proving the truth of his words , after a few hundred yards the gondola drew alongside some steps . |
| 8 | However , most of these were very small organizations only arranging a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand holidays a year . |
| 9 | During the week ashore you meet your companions and after a few discreet words the lead crew sorts you out . |
| 10 | Repayment mortgages payable over 25 years can be extended to 30 or 35 years , earning you a few extra pounds a month because you will be paying less for longer . |
| 11 | Together their income is £44,000 , more than the Lippitt family and far more than the Belkin family , yet they will only pay a few extra pounds a week in combined tax under Labour . |
| 12 | The following day Charlie managed a little food , took a few painful steps the day after and could run a week later . |
| 13 | In just a few short years the throwline has become standard equipment for white water paddlers . |
| 14 | The foliage in the park was turning to burnished gold and Rachel knew that in a few short weeks the temperature would drop , the leaves would fall and once again her favourite time of year would be over . |
| 15 | It is impossible to convey to an outsider in a few short words the hothouse emotional atmosphere of such an establishment , with its all-too-conscientiously suppressed sexuality , and the consequent hysteria , or just plain silliness . |
| 16 | The first machines looked at a few dozen positions a second ; the more recent , 1200–1500 a second . |
| 17 | After a few quick puffs the man turns and stubs out this cigarette too , three-quarters wasted . |
| 18 | I watched the Land-Rover grind its way up the track till a turn of the glen hid it from sight , and in a few more moments the sound of its engine had faded to silence . |
| 19 | For a few agonizing minutes the camera holds on her face as she experiences — she hardly seems to be enjoying — sexual attentions out of the range of the camera . |
| 20 | If this is making atrocities palatable for not a few concerned citizens the aftertaste is a bit too much . |
| 21 | The best way is to start with a few vegetarian meals a week and gradually increase the number . |
| 22 | Its report was sent to my supervisors in February 1988 , and after a few minor changes the college 's final approval was received in May . |