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Example sentences of "get a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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	‘ You could always get a few coppers for them . ’
28	book , and I 'll get a few recipes
29	Mrs er has er actually said that we should be getting some more money and then she spoilt it by saying we should be using the money we have n't got more er better use it and er maybe knocking the traffic li er islands out will save us a problem cos we 'll get a few kids knocked down and we wo n't have to bother with em .
30	So we 'll get that sorted out and been talking about it I think the best bet is if we can get a few lessons in during the holidays so that when he goes back to school he 'll be more or less up to date .