Example sentences of "[adj] see a few " in BNC.

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1 Retention alone is not sufficient for comprehension , but without this mental black-board will be difficult to relate the meaning of one word to the meaning of another seen a few seconds later .
2 Good to see a few from the list , Paul ( plus Sticky , who holds the World 's record on making a pint last ) , Sunil ( and mates ) , Halvard ( + 1 — looks like you saw a good ‘ un yesterday ) , Kev and Haitch .
3 A generous Dalglish said : ‘ Watford played better than the score suggests , but obviously we are pleased to see a few goals go in . ’
4 In addition , it would be nice to see a few more women entering for squash next year .
5 For a moment I did n't even recognise it as the same owl Derek and I had been round to see a few weeks before .
6 Ecclesiastical fashion is slower in its cycles of change , but after the short sleeves and jeans of Vatican II have worn thin , I would not be surprised to see a few fedoras perched on the heads of priests — perhaps even with a drooping moustache .
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