Example sentences of "a few hundred [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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1 | She would lie , steal , cheat for Oliver : burning a few hundred pounds was chicken feed . |
2 | A few hundred metres were overrun but at heavy cost in life . |
3 | But a few hundred enthusiasts were all that was needed to make these dirty little flying mice a protected species , free to flit and , well , leave droppings , wherever it takes their fancy under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act . |
4 | A few hundred quid was smashing . |
5 | Now that religious observance was officially discouraged only a few hundred worshippers were present . |