Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he could do that in a few minutes after getting to his office , and I arranged to ring him later in the morning . |
| 2 | If the user only wishes to produce text on the system and is prepared to restrict this to a few styles and sizes then such a device is perfectly adequate . |
| 3 | She had done this before a few times perhaps , but not that many times . |
| 4 | We would give much for a few case histories , like that of the fourteenth-century merchant of Prato , of how a medieval household actually worked . |
| 5 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 6 | Beginning the Cystopurin treatment at the first signs of an attack will usually help you feel better within a few hours . |
| 7 | IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . |
| 8 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 9 | After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror … |
| 10 | Some idea of the strain to which the realm was submitted by these wars will become evident from a few sample years . |
| 11 | These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again . |
| 12 | Or it was just some seventeenth-century Dutch hippie paid to sit still for a few weeks in a dark robe in a cold studio . |
| 13 | and just make sure about a few things do n't we on the book one . |
| 14 | I 'm getting low on a few colours . |
| 15 | ‘ I will take the Opposition seriously on crime when they support , for example , the Prevention of Terrorism Act — and we will give them an opportunity to do that within a few days , ’ he said to Tory cheers . |
| 16 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 17 | ‘ Gets better after a few drinks . |
| 18 | On his last day , feeling a little guilty about sending his wife out shopping , he said , ‘ ’ There 's no need to go shopping today , love , I notice you have a nice bit of boiled ham in the fridge , I 'll have that with a few tomatoes . ' ’ |
| 19 | We should have that in a few minutes on the , the quotes side , Mark 's gon na bring them in to me . |
| 20 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 21 | Try saying that after a few gins . |
| 22 | We all know that we feel better after a few days in the mountains but why is this ? |
| 23 | Justification for Scott 's impressive display in the House of Commons became apparent within a few days of his drawings being hung . |
| 24 | The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days . |
| 25 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 26 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 27 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 29 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 30 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |