Example sentences of "[verb] a few [noun] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game . |
| 2 | And I waited till I 'd got a few bit more money to put in and sort of hid it amongst all these others , mm . |
| 3 | A winter-flowering cherry , planted in memory of someone in a place I can not visit to water regularly , bit the dust last spring , but a replacement seems to have become established and even had a few blossoms this winter . |
| 4 | Given a few ideas either way on what a girl should do , I think family and friends should support her on her own decision . |
| 5 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 6 | There was a long silence , apart from the creaking of Mr Nightingale 's chair as he swung a few degrees either way , frowning down at his desk top . |
| 7 | Actually I 've been doing a few things this year when no one has recognised me and nobody knew . |
| 8 | Recorders and Assistant Recorders are senior barristers or solicitors who sit as judges a few weeks each year . |
| 9 | We are keen to run a few events next year outside Edinburgh , and a visit to the newish organisation EuroInfoCentre is also planned ( for 18th March ) . |
| 10 | We must try a few passes some time . ’ |
| 11 | Of these , in West Malaysia , two species roost singly in trees and ny short distances to feed upon trees which produce a few flowers all year round , and the third , Eonycteris spelaea , roosts , in large colonies in caves and can ny up to at least 35km from them to feed and take food from a wide range of flowers scattered in space and time . |
| 12 | JOE COONEY is determined to jog a few memories this afternoon at Croke Park . |
| 13 | ‘ We have only observed a few patches this week , ’ Fakhro said , ‘ most of it is still in the war zone ’ . |
| 14 | Yes , I think we defended quite well , obviously Ken erm is going to have a few saves each game anyway which I thought he done very well today . |
| 15 | I saw him play a few times last year when they were still in the premier div. and was fairly impressed however I have n't seen his form this season and I 'm sure a year in Div.1 wo n't have improved him . |
| 16 | Quite simply mastery of colonial languages gave a few people unfettered power . |
| 17 | If none of these ideas is possible , would she be willing to spend a few weeks each year in a home for the elderly or , if she is infirm , in a nursing home or a local National Health Service hospital ? |
| 18 | If I had not intervened on these pages to explain a few points this book ( or its opening section ) would be a gun aimed at my own temple . |
| 19 | We have a few problems this year . |
| 20 | A couple of boy-soldiers spend a few moments admiring Anastasia . |