Example sentences of "[adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mister C might be fine , but clearly someone needs to down a few more smart drinks . |
| 32 | Do n't be afraid to open up uncharted areas or kick down a few fences . |
| 33 | It helps to ask the client 's permission to jot down a few facts . |
| 34 | It can be quite illuminating to write down a few vague goals , and then to discover just how deepseated your real feelings about nursing can be . |
| 35 | The ISV programme supposedly kicked off last week despite a quiet little ruling handed down a few days before by MIPS ' new parent , Silicon Graphics Inc , that says RiscOS 5.1 , due in the fall , is the end of the line . |
| 36 | Okay , so she 's gone down a few orifices in her time , but if anyone calls her a hookworm I 'll burst their intestines . |
| 37 | Beach lovers rarely fault the International as it backs directly , down a few steps , onto the sands and sea . |
| 38 | The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches . |
| 39 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 40 | The whole school was closed down a few years ago . |
| 41 | When this sort of presentation takes place , resist the inclination to bend over your notebook , except for jotting down a few key words . |
| 42 | I think I settled down a few years back . |
| 43 | And so we did this and we had this bungalow at Mablethorpe which is still running , we 've been down , we went down a few weeks ago . |
| 44 | And I went down a few hundred yards again . |
| 45 | She eased herself down a few rungs , praying it would n't collapse under her . |
| 46 | Loosen the holes slightly by moving arms and legs up and down a few times . |
| 47 | They swing to the top of the backswing and then practise with the left arm bouncing the club up and down a few times so that there is a feeling of taking control of the downswing and the right shoulder not wanting to push . |
| 48 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 49 | At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals . |
| 50 | Before concluding I would just like to put down a few words on permission and such like . |
| 51 | Write down a few examples of when you last ( i ) provided food , clothing or other " necessities " for the addict in your life because he or she can not afford them . |
| 52 | The new methods of mass production , were unsuccessful and was closed down a few years later . |
| 53 | And just sort of write down a few expression and then think ah that 's not right or yes that 's |
| 54 | And while th they 're down there , can they put a co re-bend that cornerstone , we used to have a cornerstone , it 's got pushed into the dike , and it 's gone down a few yards |
| 55 | If you ca n't get more heat up there , let us move the games room down a few floors . " |
| 56 | ‘ I 've jotted down a few details , numbers and so on . |
| 57 | Sitting down with a slip of graph paper and jotting down a few ideas will help , you make sense of your thoughts . |
| 58 | When he had wolfed down a few chapattis and an onion bhaji , Amiss took a slurp of lager and then leaned back . |
| 59 | He flicked the switch up and down a few more times . |
| 60 | I somehow do n't think they will take major amounts of money at those very restrictive odds , though I suppose you may get a couple of punters putting down a few quid each way : - ) . |