Example sentences of "get a few [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Durbeyfield heard he would only get a few shillings for Prince 's dead body , he rose to the occasion . |
| 2 | If you are short of money , you might get a few pounds for one , but if not , keep them till I return to see you — and our child . ’ |
| 3 | We got £110 for doing the gig , but the PA cost us £105 to hire , so we bought beer with the other fiver — and that 's when you could get a few beers for a fiver ! |
| 4 | ‘ I might as well get a few elvers for our Mother while we 're here . |
| 5 | ‘ You could always get a few coppers for them . ’ |