Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [coord] [noun] [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 've tried quite a few times but mine are never any good . ’
2 I have been preaching a few times and invitations are coming in , so it is good experience for me .
3 Some pieces of carved driftwood , a few shells and stones are carefully arranged on the hearth and windowsills , adding an individual touch .
4 Outside the circle a few mounds and stones were all that remained of the huddle of huts that had once crowded under the broch 's protection .
5 It is possible that a few cells or nuclei were damaged at the site of crypt bisection and damaged nuclei would not have been measured .
6 Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ .
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