Example sentences of "a few of [noun] ['s] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an opinion that not a few of Gould 's associates would have shared . |
| 2 | The birthday party was of a kind which Cecilia would have wondered at , had she been invited to it , for although a few of Bienvida 's classmates were present in its early stages , by seven it had become a celebration for the grown-ups . |
| 3 | We have had a few of Lionan 's men here once or twice , some wounded . |
| 4 | If it occurs anywhere in Offa 's reign it does so as Of Rx A on a few of Offa 's coins by the London moneyer , Alhmund . |
| 5 | He tried to dilute Judi 's images of her sister with objectivity , with his own observations , with Cam 's tightly-guarded feelings , with the pathetic and stupid judgements of Clive , Amelia and a few of Amelia 's guests , and with the slight tastes of her he had sampled at the entrance to the maze . |
| 6 | There was a rubber ball , a few of Emily 's textbooks and a sort of forcefield of nails resting heads down and points upwards towards the unseen burglar 's face . |
| 7 | The McLaggans had put grass halters round the necks of a few of Menzies ' horses ; Cameron rode on one ; from the back in his dark coat he looked like a preacher leading away the faithful to a field communion . |
| 8 | A few of Richard 's toys were there as well , and some that had belonged to Kate . |