Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [vb base] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few states conduct population estimates , but the lack of a consistent downward trend in the number of pelts harvested is taken to indicate that the populations are n't overexploited . |
| 2 | Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance . |
| 3 | With about half a mile to go Elliott decided that it was time to make a move , and in a matter of a few strides Phar Lap had stormed up from last to first . |
| 4 | One of two of the visiting psychiatrists were brought forth in a psychiatric chorus , singing in psychobabble : Bob Saxby was presented giving a learned discourse on the nature of the pot , insisting reassuringly in a phrase that needed no exaggeration , so frequently was it heard from him in real life , that ‘ a few irregularities add charm to a pot ’ . |
| 5 | Here , a family of three died … last year four people from the same family died a few miles furtehr east . |