Example sentences of "[vb past] a few [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While lesser villages grabbed a few per cent here and there , le Mesnil-sur-Oger was denied that one vital per cent required for full grand cru status . |
| 2 | This number included a few NF.4 night fighters , while the TT.4 was a target towing conversion fitted with a winch beneath the centre-section . |
| 3 | Well , I hope that clarified a few iss issues and made one or two things clearer . |
| 4 | I earned a few sous so I became more fantastical , maintaining I had met Brahmins who killed themselves on funeral pyres ; men with monkeys ’ heads and leopards ' bodies ; giants with only one eye and one foot who could run so fast they could only be caught if they fell asleep in the lap of a virgin . |
| 5 | I earned a few sous but not enough . |