The phrase "a few scared" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a small number of people who are scared, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "There were a few scared individuals in the crowd after the loud noise."
Alternatives: "a few frightened" or "a handful of terrified".
A few scares, a few bad words.
Jonny Bairstow survived a few scares but was still there at the close on 50.
Vardy's pace gave Otamendi a few scares but he could always recover, while Mangala was powerful in the air and quick into the tackle.
"It's an exciting way to move around the city," says Firoza, who has had a few scares but no major accidents.
It is nowhere near as creepy as the recent indie horror V/H/S, but it is a full-bloodedly grisly and macabre film that zaps over a few scares.
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008, PG, Paramount £19.99 Somewhat overlooked in cinemas, this terrific adaptation of the popular children's novels offers boisterous entertainment (and a few scares) for the school-holiday crowd.
Despite a few scares, a few moments when it was realistic to think a No. 16 team (East Tennessee State) might finally beat a No. 1 (Pittsburgh), and a No. 14 (North Dakota State) might knock off a No. 3 (Kansas), upset fever turned into something more like a mild head cold on Friday: No. 11 Dayton toppled No. 6 West Virginia.
Its financial-services arm has not been allowed to grow so big that it dominates the company, unlike its equivalent at GE.Siemens has also survived with relative ease although not without a few scares and mistakes fundamental changes in some of its biggest markets.
Not a patch on Neil Marshall's The Descent (to which it owes a weighty debt), this nuts-and-bolts shocker nevertheless has a few scares up its sleeve, thanks in no small part to a noisy soundtrack that cranks up the "boo!" factor, with unavoidably jumpy results.
