Example sentences of "with [adv] a few [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lifted the skeleton bunch of grapes — now with only a few fruit clinging on precariously — back to the metal bedside cabinet . |
| 2 | ‘ For the smaller systems , with only a few staff , much of the context ( their list of potential training needs ) may seem irrelevant . |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , it was another early closure , with only a few people living nearby . |
| 4 | But do not judge the size of a shoal by the number of fish you see rolling , for it could be a big shoal with just a few fish rolling , or a small shoal with all the fish rolling . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 6 | But I think we need to prove that we 've actually communicated with quite a few people to say that if we do n't hear from you in two months then I 'm afraid the scheme will lapse . |
| 7 | You will find this with quite a few fish — pairs squabble but groups of three or more are fine . |