Example sentences of "[verb] a few [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There can be little doubt that a Labour Minister for Women would be hard put to right all our wrongs ; none the less , it is likely that she will save a few battered women 's refuge centres from closure , open the odd nursery school , and raise the tax status of child-minders to that of company cars . |
| 2 | Presumably he had snatched a few more hours ' sleep , she decided morosely , while she 'd been traipsing fruitlessly up and down Strøget . |
| 3 | Destroyed a few 17-year olds ' ambitions for a while , I can tell you . ’ |
| 4 | Destroyed a few 17-year olds ' ambitions for a while , I can tell you . ’ |
| 5 | Old longline and squid jigging vessels are re-equipped with inexpensive nets instead of being retired , and are sent out to return a few more seasons ' profits . |