Example sentences of "[adv] to a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Sandleford warren no rabbit of his age would have been asked to tell a story , except perhaps to a few friends alone . |
| 2 | Dogs can take you directly to a few kilos of heroin welded into the chassis , but they 're not too good at sniffing out a Renoir . |
| 3 | And once they 've been picked , cut the foliage back hard to a few centimetres from the crowns to stimulate new growth . |
| 4 | Irish rugby is notorious for peaks and troughs , so look forward to a few peaks from now onwards . |
| 5 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 6 | For this purpose I choose the country depicted on Sheet 145 of the Ordnance Survey ( sixth edition ) , which runs from the edge of Oxford northwards to a few miles beyond Banbury , and from Chipping Norton on the west to beyond Brackley in Northamptonshire on the east . |