Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But David Townsend , director of Croydon SSD , has complained to Herbert Laming , SSI chief inspector , that inspectors should wait a few months for the reforms to bed down . |
| 2 | And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ? |
| 3 | But in Darlington there is a paucity of green space within the town centre where cooped-up employees can go to bask in the sun , or where shoppers can rest a few minutes . |
| 4 | My choice of heating equipment may raise a few eyebrows , ranging as it does from the advanced to the primitive . |
| 5 | The boy would spend a few weeks at a time with his father and when Sheila one day came to collect Scott , she mentioned that she felt she might well marry again . |
| 6 | The second half would follow a few months later , paving the way for a full IMF standby programme . |
| 7 | Perhaps somebody in the EMI top management will rattle a few cages in their American office and get them to take note of Mr Lewis 's efforts for the British market . |
| 8 | During any year most staff members of the Institute will spend a few weeks , if not two or three months , in erm some developing country , or perhaps several , and of course we 're also heavily involved in international agencies . |
| 9 | Let us hope the Medical Research Council can rumble a few answers . |
| 10 | Assuming the Boss and Big Boss can score a few wounds you are in with a good chance of winning the combat . |
| 11 | Vauxhall could learn a few tricks here , the cacophony from the 16-valver becoming tiresome when the engine 's full rev range is explored . |
| 12 | Performance of that order behind a BMW badge could shake a few prejudices , but these high-fliers may not be available in right-hand drive form until next year because of the demand for them on the Continent . |
| 13 | Once each has had a turn , the group may spend a few minutes discussing possible methods of achieving any identified learning needs . |
| 14 | My hon. Friend the Minister for Public Transport may say a few words about funding if he feels that it is appropriate . |
| 15 | Similarly , the French team will re-analyse a few examples of survey data collected by research workers at the Institute of Psychiatry . |
| 16 | Partial matches with the lexicon may have a few characters from the beginning of a word , together with approximate word shape information ( see also section 6.3 ) . |
| 17 | And at the moment no one is prepared to give evidence against the driver of the truck … but police hope an increased reward of forty thousand pounds may change a few minds . |
| 18 | BRITISH Airways boss Lord King should take a few trips on Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic . |
| 19 | Yet he was well aware that tampering with the traditional approach to Swan Lake would ruffle a few feathers . |
| 20 | Question analysis and planning may produce a few ideas . |
| 21 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |
| 22 | ‘ People should carry a few dollars which they can hand over . |
| 23 | Perhaps the Cabinet should book a few seats … |
| 24 | ( Nearly new stalls at Rallies are proving popular or if you have access to a VHS video system , a coffee morning might raise a few funds ) . |
| 25 | In strictly layman 's terms , the amount of additional engine-weight and fuel that any supersonic aircraft could get off the ground would give a few minutes of sub-orbital time , if that . |
| 26 | Later , people would come along , dig him up and remove him to a more permanent resting place where the vicar would say a few words and it would all be over , except for those who remembered him . |
| 27 | So Melanie would unpack a few things and go to bed early , herself . |
| 28 | The client 's cheque would take a few hours to arrive ) . |
| 29 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 30 | Sir Paul would be grateful if Commander Dalgliesh could spare a few minutes to see him . |