Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Apart from a few ornaments and pictures he had paid for everything .
2 They have always been notable sources of reference for serious scholars , of course , and there have always been just a few teachers and parents who have made it their business , over the years , to arrange educational visits both for themselves and for schoolchildren .
3 Give Whelan a few games and Deane something to think about while he 's on the bench .
4 Er there 's mine needs a few bits and bobs I ca n't do it though cos I have n't got enough money .
5 And it but the erm the goats apparently were no problem today , they just stayed on and gave them a few bits and pieces you know so that was fair enough .
6 Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble .
7 She looked again for Pete , but Pete was no longer there ; and now she could hear a scattering of spontaneous applause — applause ! — and a few cheers and whistles which told her that the host had finally arrived on the scene .
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