Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Licences for fire-arms were issued under careful control and the hunting confined to a privileged few . |
| 2 | It had made for a lively few hours but now that they 'd gone the place seemed oddly , unnaturally quiet again . |
| 3 | Certainly it was watched by a fair few housewives , posh farkers or not , with growing numbers of women around the country now tuning in for Paul Merton 's steadily increasing TV appearances . |
| 4 | In the Howk , an eerie limestone gorge reached by a pleasant few minutes ' walk from the southern corner of the village green , is the threadbare ruin of a bobbin mill . |
| 5 | it is very well known to a select few in the very distinguished company who attend the annual dinner of Nottingham University of Mountaineering Club . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've spoken to a good few people who are very annoyed . ’ |
| 7 | Both are gigantic construction projects , needing a large number of people to pass through them to be profitable , and with neither of them is the full return projected for a good few years hence . |
| 8 | Padding behind them were the demolition squads , Corran Purdon 's men held for a tense few moments in the open when every second might draw more fire as they smashed the northern winding-hut door ( 'A' ) . |