Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 So I boiled them in pan for the dog and I put some taters in and a few peas and carrots sort of thing and some Oxos and made him a r a right good dinner .
2 Forays had been made at night ; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed .
3 In 1951 , for example , the Boards had been asked by the Minister to cut their spending on rural electrification , and most did so ; the South Western Board , by contrast , pressed on and a few years later were praised by the same Minister for pursuing this uneconomic development .
4 Smoke billowed out and a few snowflakes fluttered into the car .
5 As I watched , one of the engines cut out and a few seconds later I heard and saw the explosion , two or three streets away .
6 A few fought back and a few folks died ,
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