Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a few friends " in BNC.
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1 | I had a huge living room that needed repainting and so I invited a few friends along , asked them to bring a paint-brush each and I supplied the food and drink . |
2 | Er then I went on to Buffalo and Niagara falls and crossed over to Canada which I had a few friends there . |
3 | ‘ I have a few friends that are not connected with the group in some way . |
4 | ‘ I lead a relatively quiet life , though I have a few friends in the industry because it 's important to have a grape-vine . |
5 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
6 | This excellent quiz type program for up to four players is well worth ordering for those evenings you have a few friends round for a couple of drinks . |
7 | What it boiled down to was : there was here , where he had friends and family , or there was London where he had a few friends and a lot of contacts , and it felt like things were happening , and where you could fill time with something no matter how mixed up and fraudulent you felt … or there was abroad , of course ; the rest of the world ; India ( to take the most extreme example he 'd found so far ) , where you felt like an alien , lumbering and self-conscious , materially far more rich and spiritually far more poor than the people who thronged the place , where just by that intensity of touching , that very sweating crowdedness , you felt more apart , more consigned to a different , echoing place inside yourself . |