Example sentences of "get a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No he might he 's he might get a few friends and go out or . |
| 2 | ‘ … we do get a few complaints — generally from male tourists whose culture is much more restrictive than ours , and who have mistakenly assumed that when a young woman displays herself naked on a beach she is inviting their carnal attentions . |
| 3 | ‘ Ca n't a woman get a few hours sleep of an after-noon ? ’ the slattern inquired of Didier . |
| 4 | Here 's a new show — may not be much good — never mind , book Bernard Walton , he 'll get a few laughs out of it . |
| 5 | if she can get a few bottles |
| 6 | I 've 'ad this idea for a long time an' if I can get a few customers , we 'll be able ter buy some extra food an' we 'll be able to rent a better 'ouse , with good strong doors not like these rotten ones . ’ |
| 7 | The law could n't do much to her , and she 'd probably get a few columns . |
| 8 | Sanctioned by staff , a group meeting was held at which Billy suggested setting up a new committee to ‘ get a few things sorted out ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's get a few things straight , ’ he said in a grim voice ; ‘ we 'll be sharing this house , whether you like it or not , and I do n't intend to be the subject of your childish ill-temper . |
| 10 | Ok , lets get a few things cleared up straight away . |
| 11 | ‘ Now , let's get a few things straight . |
| 12 | No I 'll get a few things . |
| 13 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 14 | The striking miners received no relief though , ‘ The wives did get a few shillings from the Parish Relief ( which all had to be paid back when the strike ended ) . ’ |
| 15 | When Durbeyfield heard he would only get a few shillings for Prince 's dead body , he rose to the occasion . |
| 16 | And sort of , I think it shows a lot the timelessness of , of costume and clothes , because this could be worn , I mean I 'm , you 'd get a few looks , but I mean it could be worn today and it 's quite , it 's awfully Laura Ashley is n't it |
| 17 | ‘ We 'll get a few bits and pieces , eh ? |
| 18 | I 'll get a trolley , I 'll get a few bits , yeah . |
| 19 | If you are short of money , you might get a few pounds for one , but if not , keep them till I return to see you — and our child . ’ |
| 20 | And some years you 'd probably maybe get a few pounds back and sometimes you would er maybe have to pay a few pounds . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll get a few shots , ’ Mitch said eagerly , but Felipe did not even glance at him . |
| 22 | We got £110 for doing the gig , but the PA cost us £105 to hire , so we bought beer with the other fiver — and that 's when you could get a few beers for a fiver ! |
| 23 | Among orange mounds of dust and evil black pools the sawyers squatted , self-reliant Lowlanders who perched here like colonists and were tolerated because the sub-tenants and cottagers on the poorest land could get a few days felling trees when they were desperate . |
| 24 | She might get a few days riding from it , but it could not survive for long . |
| 25 | All I have to do is get a few facts , give them some colourful detail and write the script . |
| 26 | ‘ I might as well get a few elvers for our Mother while we 're here . |
| 27 | Openg opportunity to just get a few bob . |
| 28 | Yeah put them in the sale , you know I 'm gon na put them in the sale see if we can get a few bob right , pattern first I should imagine . |
| 29 | ‘ You could always get a few coppers for them . ’ |
| 30 | book , and I 'll get a few recipes |