Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb -s] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Off he goes and returns a few minutes later with friend and a dirty great Roller , all pristine chrome and gleaming fenders . |
| 2 | Colin Dexter explains how his appearances started and gives a few tips to potential extras . |
| 3 | To escape , the heat has to travel up through quite large thicknesses of continental crust , and a large proportion does not get very far ; instead , it comes to rest and solidifies a few kilometres below the surface , forming enormous masses of igneous rock which have been forced or intruded into the crust and are known as batholiths ( Greek origin , meaning something like deep stones ) . |
| 4 | I quite like the way the programme tends to finish but leaves a few questions unanswered . |
| 5 | Recorders and Assistant Recorders are senior barristers or solicitors who sit as judges a few weeks each year . |