Example sentences of "a few [noun] ['s] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Apart from a few critics ' reservations about the strength of the show 's songs , the reviews saluted Crawford as the West End 's newest star . |
2 | This was formerly the ceramic market and there are still a few potters ' stalls at the far end near Charles Bridge . |
3 | Wealthy ladies , doing a little charitable slumming , as well as a few shopkeepers ' wives , bought the pretty baby clothes , and the doll she had dressed went for a fabulous price , to be given to some little girl more fortunate than those for whom the money was being raised . |
4 | • Scotland 's Sunday Mail managed to satisfy quite a few fishkeepers ' preoccupations by combining beer and fish in not just one but two stories . |
5 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
6 | Get a few Pils ' cabinets |
7 | Goebbels 's eulogy of Hitler in an article in Das Reich on 31 December was said to have been well received by ‘ only a few people 's comrades and naturally the old loyal fighters ’ . |
8 | ‘ A few people 's names have been mentioned , but at the moment Ian Leckie is going to look after the youth team , with John Hope helping me out on a Saturday . |
9 | ‘ A few people 's names have been mentioned , but at the moment Ian Leckie is going to look after the youth team , with John Hope helping me out on a Saturday . |
10 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |
11 | She walked rapidly back to the hotel and collected her car from the parking area , then drove back and parked a few cars ' lengths from the boatyard . |
12 | A few children 's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young offenders . |
13 | Old Fishfinger is a regular visitor to the PFK offices , from which he occasionally manages to sneak away with a few reader 's queries . |