Example sentences of "few [num] [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment , Henry thought it would be another few thousand words on the subject of his obscene masculinity , but to his surprise he saw it began ‘ Dear Elinor … ’ |
| 2 | Civil servants may have spent no more than a few million pounds on the metals , although they may authorise more hefty purchases later . |
| 3 | A large symphony orchestra is even more instructive , since for some works there may be a few hundred musicians on stage playing together . |
| 4 | Manufacturers , knowing that an extra few hundred pounds on the price will not be any deterrent , load their cars with all manner of profitable goodies from ten-speaker hi-fi systems to turbo engine-chargers . |
| 5 | He said unionists had voted to send representatives to events in Hong Kong and France , but refused to spend a few hundred pounds on the bilingualism conference in Gweedore . |
| 6 | The few hundred Australians on Timor had also contributed to the Japanese conviction that the island was to be re-occupied by the Allies , and the enemy reinforced his garrison with men of the 48 Division in the autumn of 1942 when these forces might have been employed to better effect against the Allies on New Guinea and elsewhere . |
| 7 | In fact , I 'm going to submit this article as my few hundred words on Cronenberg 's Naked Lunch , and hope Esquire does n't notice . |