Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] few [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 2 | Im happy for us to stick with the present team ( when DOL fit ) , unless we start to make obvious cock ups in one postition. the team looks balanced and functional as it is … just need the forwards to start knocking in a few more goals … |
| 3 | There are n't that many , but I could do with a few more clothes . ’ |
| 4 | With hindsight , it would have better still to lock in a few more gains . |
| 5 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |
| 6 | Before going on to consider more problematic aspects of semantic constituency , let us look at a few more examples of the recurrent semantic contrast test in action . |
| 7 | Henry had thought of taking this line , but the trouble was , he found , one became almost too jolly at Donald 's expense , the implication being that he , the jammy bastard , was well off out of it , while they , the real sufferers , were condemned to a few more years of the horrors of living in Wimbledon . |
| 8 | Blend for a few more seconds . |
| 9 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |
| 10 | If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years . |
| 11 | Virginia lay for a few more seconds , biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh , lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her . |
| 12 | ‘ Dr Strangelove ’ was not to be imagined for a few more years but it was n t reassuring to learn that nuclear submarine crews were supplied with pistols with which to shoot any shipmate who showed signs of wanting to fire an unauthorized missile . |
| 13 | ‘ The only difference between the lineouts this year and last is that you can get penalised in a few more areas . |
| 14 | Monica made her comment to Tweed when Buchanan and Warden had left after a few more minutes ' conversation . |
| 15 | A secondary stage follows after a few more months and manifests itself by a rash on the face and body . |
| 16 | We obviously put in a few more details … |
| 17 | The Syracusan tyranny lasted for a few more years ; Hiero was even able to install his son Deinomenes as ruler of a new city of Etna , built to house the population of Katane and Naxos , ousted some time in the 470s ( cp . |
| 18 | Personal handwritten invitations by the class involved to their own parents will pull in a few more adults . |
| 19 | Er oh , before we do that let's just n just listen to a few more seconds of this tape . |
| 20 | Eva did her best to " spark everybody up " and probably trod on a few more toes in the process . |