Example sentences of "i [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 2 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 3 | You ca n't buy me with a few armfuls of flowers . ’ |
| 4 | I continued donating until late 1987 when the pressures of my early twenties swept me into a few years of self neglect by alcohol and all those unhealthy things that young people do . |
| 5 | Come back to me in a few weeks with another research proposal . |
| 6 | I believe that the lessons learnt from my first five years of trial and error could have been imparted to me in a few days by any half-decent panner . |