Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he know he would die a few years later ? |
| 2 | I expect he 'll bounce a few off him . ’ |
| 3 | doctor says I 'll have a few words with him . |
| 4 | I do n't count all the deer I 've bumped into since it 's taken for granted you 'll see a few of the elegant beasts galloping away over the heather no matter which hill you 're on . |
| 5 | The law of averages says we 'll score a few . ’ |
| 6 | HE has already won novice chases at Cheltenham and Bangor and we hope he will win a few more , although he could n't cope with Barton Bank at Worcester recently . |
| 7 | I hope it will bring a few people along to the network who will stay for the music afterwards . ’ |
| 8 | What , what do you think , do you think you ought to say a few words to Jack ? |
| 9 | In the meanwhile , do you think you could persuade a few more salmon to get into the rivers around your neck of the woods by the time next season opens ? |
| 10 | Dr Spilsby thinks she will last a few weeks yet . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I can see it might cause a few problems . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Christ , ’ says Pamela , good-naturedly , ‘ do you think we can have a few more poofs in here ? ’ |
| 13 | Bonnie do n't you think we should get a few more people to go to . |
| 14 | I guess he 's just what Big Jack needs , a full-back who 'll try & get forward , and if they qualify we could see a few Leeds players in the USA even if without England and Scotland . |
| 15 | No , we 've got them sort of standing up on , on the top of our book shelf I suppose I could make a few lanterns for in here for Christmas . |
| 16 | She 'll be a bit tough for eatin' but ah reckon she 'll make a few steak pies . |
| 17 | ‘ I suppose we can stay a few minutes longer , ’ said Cathy . |
| 18 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 20 | Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore . |
| 21 | ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts . |
| 23 | Thought I 'd put a few of them up . |
| 24 | I thought you might need a little help chasing that dog . ’ |
| 25 | As we prepare for the future , we thought we 'd take a few minutes to look back — at the first ten years of Central News . |
| 26 | ‘ The team had put on a marvellous display out in Georgia and I thought we 'd get a few more than 6,000 . |
| 27 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 28 | Although I think I 'll play a few games with them . |
| 29 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 30 | Well they said what you having for tea and I said well we 'll have to have you can have a few beans or something |