Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [to-vb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usual method of taking the Bach Remedies is to put a few drops in a cup of springwater which is then sipped at intervals . |
| 2 | If David was to have a few drinks it would all come out . |
| 3 | The Regional Council Highways Department is to install a kerb at this corner and the Community Council are to plant a few trees . |
| 4 | The simplest decoration is to put a few drops of vegetable dye into the water when you boil and egg . |
| 5 | My job was to say a few words that might comfort both groups . |
| 6 | The procedure is to spend a few hours ( as much as you feel you need ) studying the NZ Visual Flight Guide ( an officially-produced , loose-leaf sort of Flyer VFR Organiser or Pooley 's Guide equivalent ) and getting to know the various local vagaries of VFR , as well as learning to read an interpret the New Zealand half-million charts . |
| 7 | The main reason why people act in this manner is to save a few seconds — a high price to pay . |
| 8 | all I want out of this life is to meet a few men with something more between their ears than the latest Donna Summer hit . |
| 9 | The idea of the ballet is to sketch a few facets of a man 's life as seen by him ( hence Unisoculous — one eye ) . |
| 10 | The idea is to spend a few days at a hotel and all you have to pay for are the meals and any extras , such as wine . |
| 11 | One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less . |
| 12 | The first step in the evaluation of the ANLT processing system was to select a few sentences from the Longman/Lancaster corpus and samples of recognised text ( the HP business text in Appendix 5 and estate agents details ) . |