Example sentences of "[prep] a few [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos as I say it 's a mixture of a few you see . |
| 2 | But it seems sad that so many did not have a more enjoyable sexual introduction , especially when for a few it had been the one and only time . |
| 3 | And , after some 40 exhibitions in cities all over the world , she can boast that every one of her 1,000 well-loved paintings has been sold , apart from a few she has deliberately reserved for herself . |
| 4 | Where a choice is limited to a few you choose the best of the bunch ( as with the secretaries ) but ensure that doing so does not ignore other priorities . |
| 5 | Just ten minutes from the airport you 've got erm thousands and thousands of Bangladeshis wanting to get home er and it 's embarrassing I find , being erm and the press find , being er at the airport er seeing all the attention on a few you know , western faces . |