Example sentences of "a [det] [noun pl] [prep] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We get a few calls from people who have lost heavy vehicles which ca n't be recovered by civilian companies . ’ |
| 2 | → We receive quite a few letters from people who have suffered from the indifferent attitude which seems to prevail in many music shops . |
| 3 | Er Miss 's got a few bits for people there so could you make sure they get there 's some football letters to be given out I think . |
| 4 | Then I asked , as we were going to go from century to century , if I could be allowed to collect a few bits of paraphernalia as we went along — odd little items that had taken my fancy which would then turn up in other stories . |
| 5 | There were a few members of staff who could do with a visit from beyond the tomb . |
| 6 | He recovered fully but had repeated transient ischaemic symptoms affecting the right arm lasting a few minutes despite aspirin therapy , with twenty episodes occurring during 6 months . |
| 7 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |
| 8 | There 's quite a few restaurants with people in them having their tea . |
| 9 | Data on accelerated soil erosion in the tropics is generally derived from small experimental plots , with only a few years of data . |
| 10 | One of the points we made was that even a few years in multimedia development is a very long time . |
| 11 | In addition to the permanent taps , the monitors have been able to tap a conversation on any telephone within a few seconds by means of the TKO device . |
| 12 | To serve , turn out the puddings onto individual , heatproof serving plates and add a few pieces of fruit to decorate . |
| 13 | First , the length of time which couples spend in shared accommodation has fallen from an average of almost three years for people who married before 1955 , to around one and a half years for people married in the late 1960s ( p. 12 ) . |
| 14 | Over a million and a half barrels of herring a year had been exported to Russia prior to the embargo . |