Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 3 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 4 | Firstly , may I thank Mr Bence and the editors for allowing me a few lines in which to formally meet you all . |
| 5 | ‘ So he got me a few gigs round the Irish pubs , and I had to learn off some traditional Irish ballads quickly for the sort of audiences you got there certainly did n't want to hear me singing songs by James Taylor or Simon and Garfunkel . |
| 6 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 7 | It gusted through the council estate they were now in , picking up sweet papers and whisking them a few yards down the street . |
| 8 | Could he give them a few facts about himself for the company 's press release ? |
| 9 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Sure , and you can give me a few tips on the leisure market . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Cheer up , ’ he went on , ‘ I 'll bring you a few cigarettes in a minute when Arthur 's opened the gate . ’ |
| 12 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
| 13 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
| 14 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 15 | ‘ Maybe the Commander could give you a few tips for your essay , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Let me give you a few examples of the way in which our departments work . |
| 17 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 18 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
| 19 | If you live in the Wallingford area and have a railway interest perhaps you might like to join this enthusiastic group and give them a few hours of your time . |
| 20 | BY THE time they got to Woodstock they might have been half a million strong , but give them a few days in the mud and they 'd soon wandered off into an acid daze looking for luxuries like a toilet , somewhere to sleep and a decent tofu burger . |
| 21 | Michel 's told me a few things about himself ; he comes from a family of lawyers and administrators . |
| 22 | In a recent case , the police posed as ordinary civilians in order to trap a shop owner , licensed to sell liquor by the case only , into selling them a few cans of lager and a bottle of wine . |
| 23 | If I mention them and then perhaps give you a few examples of the sort of facilities which erm which we have available . |
| 24 | He picked her up and threw her a few metres down the corridor . |
| 25 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 27 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |
| 28 | Could he drop me a few grams on credit ? |
| 29 | He tries so hard that it seems churlish to deny him a few points for effort . |
| 30 | But I thought it would do Roy a power of good to give him a few games at the back as part of his education . ’ |