BackBefore Certain Numbers
Occasionally, the article a is used with certain adjectives of number before a plural proper noun:
e.g.
Before
Few · Before Great many
The article a is almost never used with plural proper
nouns. However, there are some exceptions such as with the adjectives
few or great many:
e.g.
#There are a few Germans living in Kobe but other foreign nationals outnumber them.
#There are a great many Moslems in Pakistan.
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Before Certain Numbers
Occasionally, the article a is used with certain
adjectives of number before a plural proper noun:
e.g.
Nearly a million Toyotas were sold in the US in 1994.
Over a thousand Americans were living in Kobe before the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Most of them are still living there.