Example sentences of "[verb] a few [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in their own dossiers , I found a few suggestive hints to the effect that Rains and Kruger were hardly spotless . |
| 2 | Irresistible charm is brought to bear again as she butters up a worthy old bag ( ‘ unpleasant ’ ) who has a few tedious objections to our Hildamay waltzing off with her granddaughter . |
| 3 | But now , for the man who serves the famous … it 's back to serving the public of Swindon … after all John Reynolds has a few more strings to his bow . |
| 4 | ‘ By adding a few more pounds to your overdraft ? ’ |
| 5 | Further study will also be given to the possibility of translocating a few Javan rhinos to other reserves within the species ' former range . |
| 6 | Add a few fresh cranberries to the compote for colour and a festive touch . |
| 7 | He made a few gamey remarks to his first Hollywood leading lady , Olivia de Havilland , and she announced to the world that he was ‘ a coarse-grained man with a coarse-grained charm and a talent not completely developed ’ . |
| 8 | In a truly decentralised system , subsidiary organisations could reasonably be given a few well-defined priorities to which assessments of corporate and individual performance would be related . |
| 9 | Uxbridge flowing sections produced a few good roach to maggot . |
| 10 | It also excluded the cost of elections , for these were a financial problem for the candidate , not for the local association ; in a large county division an election could cost as much as £2,000 , and even an unopposed return in a borough would cost a few hundred pounds to the lucky winner . |
| 11 | When she returned to the house in late afternoon , Ellie 's determination to put a few pertinent questions to Mrs McMahon and then leave was thwarted — deliberately , probably — by Feargal , who was with his mother in the lounge . |
| 12 | After spending the evening lambing , he had driven a few hundred yards to the copse from his home nearby at New Manor Farm , Winterslow , Wilts , where he lived with his Australian-born wife , Lavinia , 39 , seven-year-old son and five-year-old daughter . |
| 13 | as if the fancy and unnecessary packaging which manufacturers use for Christmas gifts is not enough , we then destroy a few more forests to encase them in acres and acres of wrapping paper . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm half inclined to pursue her tomorrow ; perhaps if we had her we would have a few more answers to all this . |
| 15 | ’ It 'll add a few more days to our hop to Vadinamia . |
| 16 | For not having the obsessive singlemindedness — the bloody-minded selfishness — which permits a few male artists to be geniuses . |
| 17 | Rachel was crying now and Annie spoke a few comforting words to her as she set off pushing the pram along the shabby street . |
| 18 | Therefore , the costs of each program as mentioned in the reviews is not entirely accurate as users may be able to add a few more files to the disk to fill it up . |
| 19 | The same argument can be used to add a few more names to the list , but the total is still not large . |
| 20 | The same argument can be used to add a few more names to the list , but the total is still not large . |
| 21 | The women were to be seen hanging around in the yard talking quietly or trying to wash to get a few more rags to the pawnshop . |
| 22 | This month , with time at a premium , we 've taken a few short cuts to preparing delicious Christmas fare : we bought a cooked gammon to transform into a glorious centrepiece with a crunchy nut , honeyed glaze . |
| 23 | In the other it ran a few hundred yards to a high chain-link fence with a locked gate , and then on to another distant cluster of lights , the harbour buildings . |
| 24 | Before you start home hunting , call at your local Midland branch , answer a few simple questions to our satisfaction , and we will give you a Mortgage Certificate . |
| 25 | Over-abundant growth may selectively promote a few aquatic plants to the detriment of others , clog the water-course and reduce the number of fish and other aquatic creatures ( and hence their predators ) . |
| 26 | Le Fauconnier , Léger , Delaunay , Metzinger and Gleizes chose for themselves Salle 41 and accepted a few other painters to be shown with them , among them , at the request of Apollinaire , Marie Laurencin . |
| 27 | Can I just say a few brief things to this , firstly , I share their concern entirely and totally and I do n't think there 's an officer round this table who would n't agree with that , and I also believe , having met with all the board members this morning , I know that the board members similarly agree . |