Example sentences of "[vb past] a few [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an earlier chapter we described a few of the complex relationships which exist between different species and different kingdoms of nature . |
| 2 | The fridge was full of delicious things and Albert tried a few of them . |
| 3 | The waiter picked up a fork and tried a few from the man 's plate . |
| 4 | In May this year David Trippier , Minister for the Environment and Countryside , visited a few of the many Trust projects currently under way in the Lake District . |
| 5 | Er at this point Douglas said er he thought it 'd be a jolly good idea if they dropped a few of these new bombs that they 'd discovered at Hiroshima and Nagasaki er on these slit eyed people and that would really show them who was in control of the world er now this , as you might expect , caused something of a problem to President Truman . |
| 6 | If a society is to live by such primary rules alone , there are certain conditions which , granted a few of the most obvious truisms about human nature and the world we live in , must clearly be satisfied . |
| 7 | ‘ No , Dad , I told a few of the lads … . ’ |
| 8 | The menacing tone of Luke 's voice caused a few of the men at the bar to stiffen expectantly : they could sense trouble coming . |
| 9 | Wayne 's film reworked a few of the episodes to form a fictional drama set in 1963 . |
| 10 | The evening meal had been re-scheduled for 8.30 p.m. ; and with time to spare , after throwing his own large hold-all on to the counterpane of his single bed , Ashenden joined a few of the other tourists in the Residents ' Lounge , where he took some sheets of the hotel 's own note-paper , and began to write a letter . |
| 11 | I met a few of them at my own destination , Cushendall , where the Co Antrim fleadh was in full swing , amid glorious sunshine . |
| 12 | Which although I 've heard before does say something about them … also , I met a few of them on the train up from London … |
| 13 | We got chatting , he seemed intrigued by my descriptions of the carvings , and before I quite knew where I was he 'd accompanied me back here , appropriated a few of them , and disappeared . |
| 14 | She shared a few with Hackney 's mayor Harry Shaw . |
| 15 | Even he got a few of the good lines , none better than when a malingerer produced a succession of ‘ chits ’ excusing him one arduous duty after the other . |
| 16 | killed whilst CO of No Squadron ) got a few of us together and suggested that we made a time-and-distance run from the seemingly everlasting fires of Rotterdam to the target — a large troop concentration some 35 miles away . |
| 17 | Erm and I did n't like the way erm she got a few of them 's , a few of the gir I know there 's only the two lads there , but how she was doing a lot of things with the girls dressed up as boys like that w er what was that song that me dad hates that they did ? |
| 18 | Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle . |
| 19 | Our sixty-four arrests included a few for the traditional crimes of burglary ( but now at chemist 's shops ) , forgery ( but of NHS prescriptions , not bank notes ) , as well as the new offences of unlawful possession of amphetamine or LSD . |
| 20 | He and Crawford got together and organized their own stage act , which included a few of their own songs . |
| 21 | It was as if he were a sheet of paper torn into many little pieces which she felt she had to cover entirely with her hand , but could not , however hard she tried , because the wind always blew a few of the pieces from between her fingers or from the edge of her palm . |
| 22 | I knew a few of the Marines . |
| 23 | I wished I knew a few of the answers . |
| 24 | I took a few off this morning , but you see there 's still a few |
| 25 | Interestingly enough , the US Navy took a few on board for evaluation , designating them XF2L–1s , but placed no orders . |
| 26 | I did a few of them . |
| 27 | I did a few of the last ones but . |
| 28 | And your man would come up to us afterwards and say , ‘ Those were some very obscure cover versions you were playing tonight , but I liked a few of them … yeah , quite interesting . |
| 29 | He tasted it , and then he put a few of the sachets in his pocket . |
| 30 | When Mr. Gosling picked the apples for me last month he left a few on the top branches he could n't reach , and they 're rather a temptation to boys , I expect . |