Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lucy crawled out of bed around lunchtime , found her way up to the shower while Josie could be heard moving around in the kitchen , and could n't resist leaving aside her own hard soap and supermarket shampoo in order to freeload a few squirts and squeezes of the gels , mousses and lotions that stood on the tiled windowsill . |
| 32 | Dad died a few years before that — I 'm not sure when . |
| 33 | We did some of the old songs and Carl wrote a few things that we did new . |
| 34 | Ciaran said a few words and presented the prizes to the winning teams . |
| 35 | An opinion poll published a few days before the changes had indicated that support for the PCP had fallen to 19 per cent among the electorate , the party 's worst opinion survey result . |
| 36 | It may also have the effect of precluding those members who can not find the time to attend a few workshops and may therefore strengthen management committees and their bureaux in the long run . |
| 37 | In a private agreement made a few months after the treaty was concluded , Bruce restored Henry Percy 's Scottish lands and he is said to have promised to restore the lands of Henry Beaumont and Thomas Wake of Liddel . |
| 38 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 39 | There was a polite shunting of chairs to make space for an extra one , and Eliot managed a few pleasantries while Shildon looked thoroughly annoyed by the intrusion and Harbury could not contain his delight . |
| 40 | I was adopted when my own mother died a few days after I was born . |
| 41 | The Port Ellen Sacred Harmony Class sang a few anthems and Miss Shaw played the piano . |
| 42 | The Post Office sells a few souvenirs and the cafe sells sandwiches " to go " , and there is a converted barn selling walking gear and souvenirs with a smashing little tea shop . |
| 43 | As it had been hired out for stage work a few times and was n't perfect the selling price was thirty-five pounds . |
| 44 | She slid open a fitted wardrobe to their left to reveal a few suits and pairs of trousers hanging from a rail . |