Example sentences of "[noun sg] a few [noun] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Out in the open firth a few gannets were flying about , watching for any fish movement and occasionally making what seemed like exploratory dives .
2 On the German side a few bombs were dropped to keep up the pretence , but they were left strictly alone by fighter aircraft , of course .
3 In this case a few records are updated very frequently , a few very seldom , and most records are updated more or less an average amount ; the distribution is shown in Fig. 6.21 .
4 Further along the shore a few beachcombers were bunkered down , husking washed-up coconuts for copra ; others collected shellfish .
5 At the same time a few modifications were made to bring these cars into line with standard practices , for example , the positions of the route board holders under the saloon windows were slightly altered to take L.C.C .
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