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

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1 In a year or two he should have a decent sized flock — of course he 's not normally down here this early , he only has a bit of a stable down here that he rents for the summer along with his few acres of grass and his bit of land for cultivation .
2 Children may be given tetanus vaccination in the first few weeks of life and its importance is underlined by its inclusion in the primary recommended vaccination schedules which begins at two months .
3 ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me .
4 ‘ Cheap , ’ Rose replied , quoting the pusher , ‘ the price of a few gallons of petrol and you 're off to paradise . ’
5 With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber .
6 Everything was apparently under control until the last few seconds of flight and he was so busy trying to sort it out that fear had no time to grow .
7 Oh got to produce a few sheets of stuff and we 've got ta get the addresses of the bases and get it distributed and it 's a task I 'm gon na pass on
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