quite a few
quite a number
not a few
Rather a large number; more than a few.
Quite a few went to the game.
The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it.
Quite a few students were absent yesterday, in fact, more than half of them were not there.
We did not expect many people to attend the affair, but quite a few of our friends actually came.
The phrase quite a number is used like an adjective only before less, more.
Few people saw the play on the first night but quite a number more came on the second night.
Sometimes used like an adverb.
We still have quite a few more miles to go before we reach New York.