Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a few [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the classic 24-hour race , however , the group did snatch a few hours sleep . |
| 2 | After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’ |
| 3 | No , well , we 've got a few wine have n't you ? |
| 4 | Before I do that let me just digress and say one word about books , I 've had a few people ask me about books erm I gather that the distinguished Durham bookshops have sold out of my wonderful book but I gather that lorries are hurtling up motorways with |
| 5 | Most pool owners who wish to breed a few fish start by purchasing one or two matched pairs and , while this can be recommended , it does not follow that the pair purchased will breed with one another if there are other sizeable fish in the pool . |
| 6 | But most lying in greatcoats on the rock-hard ground , trying to snatch a few hours sleep before reveille . |
| 7 | On the parking front in the centre of Nottingham you 'll find a space at St James Street and the Arndale Centre car park but Victoria Centre 's got a few minutes wait at the York Street entrance and Trinity Square still very busy next update in ten minutes time . |