Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] a [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | However , most of these were very small organizations only arranging a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand holidays a year . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The first machines looked at a few dozen positions a second ; the more recent , 1200–1500 a second . |
| 9 | The best way is to start with a few vegetarian meals a week and gradually increase the number . |