Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't until we told him , that he exclaimed ‘ Oh yes , I remember the Institute Netball Team first time round in the 70's — Oh yes , a right tough lot ! ’ — Marion , we 'll get together for a few team tactics eh ? |
| 2 | I had er put a promotion together with a few travel agents in Scotland where I gave out holiday spending money . |
| 3 | Chemical shifts are generally of a few eV or less , and overlap of lines due to different elements is unlikely , as each element contributes at most a few lines in the range 50–1200 eV , while the instrumental linewidth is of the order of 2 eV . |
| 4 | Old Fishfinger is a regular visitor to the PFK offices , from which he occasionally manages to sneak away with a few reader 's queries . |
| 5 | Aside from a few event movies , most people see their films on television now . |
| 6 | Press each pleat to the heading behind with a few hand stitches and also at the base of the stiffening , to hold in position ( fig. 44 ) . |
| 7 | And when I come here and I lived here for a few year and then really saw what it was like , I thought , God , never again . |
| 8 | It was a little short , but she managed quite well after a few practice steps . |
| 9 | ‘ Witty , satirical , sketch-like poems on society which also hit hard at a few home truths … |
| 10 | She eschewed all requests to be interviewed about the contest on radio or television , opting instead for a few newspaper interviews with sympathetic journalists . |
| 11 | Apart from a few bit parts , the rest would be real people . |
| 12 | Apart from a few model entries , these are not included in the list but must be established by the cataloguer . |
| 13 | Yet , apart from a few family friends , there was little support for such views . |
| 14 | He looked as if he would like to sear her with another acid remark but he remained silent , as she did , apart from a few non-committal remarks , all through dinner . |
| 15 | Apart from a few news and sport items and the TV listings , how much of Monday 's Mirror or Sun could not equally well be published on the following Thursday or Friday ? |
| 16 | He had been in the unit over six months now and this was the first time he was seeing action , the first time he had been entrusted with a weapon — apart from a few training sessions . |
| 17 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |