Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months . |
| 2 | You were John Mayall 's longest-serving side man , and must have seen a good few guitarists and drummers come and go … |
| 3 | " Ah 've got a nice few cases for ye to see today . |
| 4 | Oh yeah we 've got a good few mushrooms there . |
| 5 | I 've had a good few warming-pans in my bed over the years . |
| 6 | You 've had a hectic few weeks , and the pace is not going to let up now . |
| 7 | Markets have had a bad few weeks , but if the City gets upset about the outcome of the election , or the currency markets react strongly , there could be more pain in store . |
| 8 | ‘ Not exactly the Spaniard who blighted my life , but he looked like he 'd blighted a good few others . ’ |
| 9 | Every time I turn around someone else has run off with it and I 've probably walked a good few office miles in its retrieval . |
| 10 | DIGIT , run from Edinburgh by Dunedin Fund Managers , has experienced a fair few dividend cuts from companies held in its largely blue-chip portfolio . |
| 11 | The local overlords , the magnates of the neighbourhood , who had spent a frenzied few weeks petitioning and being petitioned by their would-be superiors , had not been invited and therefore sat at home , drinking behind closed doors and not available to enlighten their countrymen . |
| 12 | It also means that you 've spent a productive few hours studying , which is a major contribution to your weekly workload . |
| 13 | The start was delayed for three hours partly because the bowlers ' run-ups were damp and partly because vandals , protesting about the omission of Deryck Murray , the local captain , had left wet patches on the pitch — and thrown a good few bottles around as well . |