Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I hated the very idea of selling things to people who might not want to buy them ( even if it was good for them ) I made quite a few sales , the main commission deriving from the sale of a Group Insurance Scheme to 32 men from the Times-Herald staff . |
| 2 | I got quite a few kicks out of doing that . |
| 3 | I got quite a few things in there . |
| 4 | I answered every thing and I seem , I think I got quite a few right , I mean I do , I , if I got fifty percent on that I 'd be very pleased . |
| 5 | In the water I found only a few coins because the beach dropped off quite steeply into the water , making it difficult to detect . |
| 6 | Fortunately , the corner hedge of an adjacent field was in a direct line with the site , so I moved forward a few paces , switched on my metal detector and started swinging it in an arc before me . |
| 7 | Peach leaves being unavailable in my strip of London back garden , I used instead a few drops of real almond essence , towards the end of the cooking , when the juice and sugar are on the boil . |
| 8 | ‘ At first I was the only guest wearing it , but I noticed quite a few others following suit . ’ |
| 9 | At first I heard only a few calls ; within ten minutes , at least twice as many animals were calling , and , by circling about the pool , I observed that a steady stream of spadefoots was coming from all directions to the breeding area . |
| 10 | I saw quite a few artists whom I wanted to represent on the trip . |
| 11 | I bought quite a few medicines actually . |
| 12 | I worked at City Motors and I stayed there for seven years I had quite a few jobs before that but I liked that one . |