Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have recently had another Degree Day and an opportunity to meet up with a few familiar faces . |
| 2 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 3 | Although they were gruesome , the markets virtually ignored these widely expected figures to concentrate instead on a few signs of impending economic recovery , such as improved unemployment figures . |
| 4 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 5 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 6 | Even so , it was not unusual for friends and kinsmen to drop in for a few minutes , an hour , to see the news or a comedy . |
| 7 | Budgetary concerns and the drive for self-sufficiency ( UX No 374 ) , are forcing OSF to retract back to a few core technologies like DCE , DME and Motif , and to hold off on any further technology requests . |
| 8 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 9 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 10 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 11 | The referee was weak and allowed the Russians to get away with a few naughty episodes but to be honest Liverpool were n't that far behind . |
| 12 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |
| 13 | There has always been a lingering suspicion that BSL is a very difficult language to learn once beyond a few preliminary signs . |