Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] and the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 2 | We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … . |
| 3 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 4 | Now it is only a small island with a few houses and the great cathedral with its accompanying church , S. Fosca . |
| 5 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 6 | The black culture will have a significant , if not dominant , place in your family perspective because every other influence will be portraying and reinforcing the white culture — hence a token attempt with a few books and the occasional embarrassed conversation will not combat it . |