Example sentences of "a few [n mass] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 2 | The charge was reasonable enough — a few pence per bird — and with a community in which many families kept hens or whose menfolk were able to buy them direct from the country farmer Rev. Levitt 's qualification as a slaughterer of fowls brought him a regular , if modest , bonus on his salary . |
| 3 | Mr. Frisby believes companies often pay little attention to the contract , thinking it involves only a few pence per copy . |
| 4 | I can do nothing to help except give them good references and a few quid to tide them over . |
| 5 | Deal and Dover boats found a few codling at Fan Bay and other inshore marks . |
| 6 | A few cars passed along the cobbles or parked , a few people on foot were on their way to work , not many . |
| 7 | They descend on Glasgow whenever a few people with talent appear . |
| 8 | What I want to do though is is kind of thank a few people for start off . |
| 9 | So I do n't know do you , do you fancy now kind of giving the different versions to a few people by way of er er |
| 10 | However , Gaver reports that quite a few people within Apple use his SonicFinder in their daily work . |
| 11 | Prisons were only used to hold a few people until trial . |