Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] and some " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can hardly believe that a few stretchsuits and some nappies can possibly cost as much as they say , but nine months and a lot of shopping trips later , you will have been forced to accept that your new addition has managed to tip the scales severely in the debit direction . |
| 2 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |
| 3 | With a few whacks and some loud whistles , they drive the donkeys out of the enclosure . |
| 4 | There was a little park — well , a few trees and some grass strewn with litter . |
| 5 | They found an old temple , just a few stones and some old bones — that 's where I think the skull came from , d' you remember I told you ? |
| 6 | ‘ So I bought a few chisels and some wood and had a go . |
| 7 | ‘ Not right now , ’ I said , looking around the crowd , acknowledging a few waves and some distant mouthings that were probably shouts . |
| 8 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 9 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |
| 10 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 11 | With the exception of a few books and some china , everything had had to go ; for there were those bills to be paid , and besides , they needed every penny they could get . |
| 12 | with a few banners and some leaflets |
| 13 | A few rows and some ups and downs are fine . |