Example sentences of "take [adv] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Shall I take quite a few egg sandwiches alright ?
2 I 'll take quite a few egg sandwiches .
3 In order to survive , he took on a few composition pupils , including the daughter of the Duc de Guines , who was an outstanding flautist and harpist .
4 I took down a few reference numbers from a noticeboard headed ‘ Cleaning ’ and then waited for my turn .
5 The two sides may be called the Goths and the Greeks , and while the Goths won the war , the Greeks took quite a few battle honours .
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