Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if you did a few chemical test on U two three five , U two three eight , you would n't be able to tell the difference . |
| 2 | Of the 84 cars in stock in 1919 , half comprised the Toastracks and Dreadnoughts and a few dated back to 1885 ! |
| 3 | Consequently , the surface is peppered with impact craters , many of which date back to within a few hundred Ma of the Moon 's formation . |
| 4 | Without bothering to confirm the report , Guretzky-Cornitz passed it on to Army HQ , embellished with a few boastful addenda of his own . |
| 5 | Some folk in the village said it was a public disgrace that a maid like Martha Pascoe should be bartered for with barrels of fish , but most saw the whole affair as a great joke , because when all was said and done , the lass was unlikely to marry Sam or Harry or anyone else against her will , and if she could use their ardour to win a few more stone of pilchards and thereby swell the village purse and give everyone a bit of harmless fun , then more power to her elbow . |
| 6 | There 's a few more coming behind me . ’ |