Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | ‘ A lot of the simpler souls ’ , said Quigley , ‘ probably think a great big snake is going to slither out at them and start gobbling them up in a few years . ’ |
| 3 | Anyone fancy helping me out on a few voodoo dolls dressed in a famous black with blue/orange trim kit ? : - ) |
| 4 | ‘ Expect me back in a few minutes , ’ she heard him say distantly . |
| 5 | Incidentally , the last I heard , that weekly coach to the Upper Witham was still running — under the name of Heeley Angling Club and , even more surprising , I understand that ’ Jock ’ was still driving them up to a few years ago . |
| 6 | Probably because it was a way of roping him in for the future , Malcolm invited him down to a few rehearsals . |
| 7 | when we send it back in a few days fitting , this job I says we 'll want it early in the morning and you can have it in the afternoon , but we were going to spend the day in Liverpool , but you 're dad said , I 'm not being round all those shops all day , so I said ooh no ! |
| 8 | Well if they come round to ours this year I 'll invite them in I 'll take them to my basement and I 'll lock 'em up for a few days . |
| 9 | ‘ But I 'll think I 'll just need to talk it over with a few people before we run it though . ’ |
| 10 | And writing it out in a half hour or hour lesson was almost impossible because it took too many sheets of paper . |
| 11 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 12 | Now fill me in on a few of these files . ’ |
| 13 | It will no doubt sort itself out in a few days . ’ |
| 14 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 15 | We 're going to put him up for a few days . |
| 16 | I had to eventually sort it out after a few sorta threats off the bank . |
| 17 | He had long marked her down as a less than sociable woman who appeared to nurse some secret grievance . |
| 18 | Lori dominated the table and Travis urged her on with a few well-chosen words . |
| 19 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 20 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 21 | He left Kathleen to strap the toes together with a gauze swab between them to maintain the alignment , and then sent them off with a few coproxamol for the pain . |
| 22 | ‘ It 'll switch itself off in a few seconds . ’ |
| 23 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 24 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 25 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 26 | So he sold it on to a this kid and it was up Baxters |
| 27 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been thinking about Simon , ’ he said , as he began to eat , ‘ and I 'd be grateful if you could fill me in on a few things . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 30 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |