Example sentences of "get a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 2 | When Durbeyfield heard he would only get a few shillings for Prince 's dead body , he rose to the occasion . |
| 3 | The striking miners received no relief though , ‘ The wives did get a few shillings from the Parish Relief ( which all had to be paid back when the strike ended ) . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | ‘ I might as well get a few elvers for our Mother while we 're here . |
| 7 | ‘ You could always get a few coppers for them . ’ |