Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff foreshore turned up a few conger and codling . |
| 2 | It needed only a few palm trees and sand to complete the conventional picture of a desert island . |
| 3 | In order to survive , he took on a few composition pupils , including the daughter of the Duc de Guines , who was an outstanding flautist and harpist . |
| 4 | I took down a few reference numbers from a noticeboard headed ‘ Cleaning ’ and then waited for my turn . |
| 5 | Admitting ‘ We had words ’ in the dressing room afterwards , Dicks added : ‘ The boss spelled out a few home truths . |
| 6 | The two sides may be called the Goths and the Greeks , and while the Goths won the war , the Greeks took quite a few battle honours . |
| 7 | Because he wrote quite a few letter in Welsh and he would dictate them to er Margaret . |
| 8 | Black , rather coarse , straight hairs are most plentiful ; then there were finer , dark-brown hairs on the jacket and shirt ; finally , we picked up a few animal hairs almost certainly from a cat . ’ |