Example sentences of "a few [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few stayed where they were sent — there are many fishermen in Louisiana and Texas — but many have filtered back to Orange county . |
| 2 | A few knew about Marley and Talking Heads . |
| 3 | A few come ashore to lay eggs , usually in caves . |
| 4 | A few come for Aphaia , one of the most beautiful of Greece 's classical temples . |
| 5 | Quite a few come directly from carers and we advise them to have the sufferer assessed by a consultant so a proper diagnosis is obtained . |
| 6 | This means that a few get top marks , a big bunch get middling marks , and a few come near the bottom . |
| 7 | A simple ‘ Forties ’ style sweater with puffed sleeves , very fashionable these days , just needs a few crochet flowers for the finishing touch . |
| 8 | ‘ Quite a few compared with the one-eyed places we 'll be going through . |
| 9 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
| 10 | The rails and overhead wires were joined at Selby Road , but there was a marked contrast between the surroundings ; from the Goat House Bridge to Selby Road , there was single track with one passing loop in a narrow road between three storey terraced houses and a few converted to shops , between the over-bridge and the boundary . |
| 11 | Does he agree that a few weasel words in a newspaper do not constitute a policy of nuclear deterrence , particularly when the leader of that party has stated clearly that he would never use nuclear weapons , even if Britain were under nuclear attack ? |
| 12 | Most reptiles , having buried or concealed their eggs in some way , abandon them , but a few stay beside them and will valiantly defend them against robbers . |
| 13 | There was a buzz of expectation about them and quite a few seemed to be smiling and jolly . |
| 14 | Social workers in the study had ‘ grave reservations ’ about the fund and a few felt it was quicker and easier to apply to charities for help . |
| 15 | While a few felt that the social workers , were helpful and supportive an equal number considered them to be patronizing and authoritarian . |
| 16 | They also sported a variety of headgear , baseball and long peaked golfing caps being favoured , a few wearing ex-army flop brimmed jungle hats or woollen caps similar to those of their captives . |
| 17 | Quite a few wound up in the private labs in Switzerland . |
| 18 | There 's a few renting now cos they ca n't sell them . |
| 19 | Nowadays , quite a few recognised him , and seemed to bear him no grudges . |
| 20 | There were once more than 60 American makers of robots , but only a few remain . |
| 21 | Just a few remain but these have been enlarged and each employs more men than before . |
| 22 | In Sussex this species is largely confined to Chichester and Pagham Harbours , where a few remain to summer in many years , although totals of more than 50 are most unusual . |
| 23 | As it is , only a few remain , but those that do impart a special sort of pleasure to those , like myself , lucky enough to have sampled their idiosyncrasies . |
| 24 | The numbers were reduced to nine the following year , as it was generally felt that it would be better to hold them every other year and quite a few indicated they would be prepared to take part on a biennial basis . |
| 25 | Technical Support behind the application — Everybody sells software , only a few support it well . |
| 26 | A few admitted that there had been excesses . |
| 27 | Whilst most bryozoa require microscopic examination , a few form colonies large and distinctive enough to be easily recognizable . |
| 28 | A few make it dangerous . |
| 29 | Assessments of less than £1 were not made in the subsidy , and nearly all below £2 were based on wages , except for a few based on income from land ; and since the statutory proviso , doubtless intended to allay fears raised by the inquest of 1522 , restricted taxation to one form of wealth only , any personal property belonging to persons so taxed was ignored . |
| 30 | They say he should have waited around like a good boy , taken a few duff , even Duff fights , and he would have been rewarded in due course by boxing 's power brokers . |