Example sentences of "[pron] have [vb pp] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thing that I 've heard from a few directions recently is erm the thought of work shadowing . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 3 | I had the result this afternoon , but I 've known for a few weeks , really . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've dealt with a few booby-traps in my time . |
| 5 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 6 | I have listened to a few of her tracks since and I like them . |
| 7 | This brought the number of District Geologists in Edinburgh up to 3 , a repetition of the situation which had existed for a few years in the 1920s . |
| 8 | He claimed later that he had done so for the reason that a few months earlier he had sold a stallion to Dunlop which had died within a few weeks and that his motive had been to recompense Dunlop for his loss . |
| 9 | Newman believes that in Britain these quasi-governmental and quasi-non-governmental bodies , estimates of which have ranged from a few hundred to a few thousand , depending on definitions , are not ‘ structurally integral to corporatism ’ but a significant domestic phenomenon which reinforces corporatist tendencies . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , the ethos of competitive assessment often leads the student who has failed on a few tasks ( e.g. learned more slowly than other people ) to feel that he/she has failed as a person . |
| 11 | Understandably Diana found it hard to concentrate on the cookery course she had enrolled in a few days before her father suffered his stroke . |
| 12 | So she had jumped to a few incorrect conclusions about Piers . |
| 13 | She had passed through a few rooms . |
| 14 | Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes . |
| 15 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 16 | If you are scratching in weak lift , you may be able to see which way you have drifted after a few circles . |
| 17 | Go on Jo go , go on Jo , go and get your word in that we 've missed off a few times . |
| 18 | So , in an effort to once and for all give you the facts on why we 're Fun Factor Number 1 , we 've called in a few experts to run through the complete bizzo . |
| 19 | By the way , we do n't recommend a camping honeymoon — we 've heard of a few that have been disasters ! |
| 20 | ‘ Without their local knowledge and contacts it would have taken years for us to achieve what we have managed in a few months , ’ said . |
| 21 | Brockbank , owner of a Teesside construction company , said : ‘ We have spoken to a few people and expect something to be sorted out by the middle of the week . ’ |
| 22 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 23 | The villagers occasionally dress up in their lederhosen , and give it all they 've got with a few thigh slapping , foot stamping numbers . |
| 24 | They had run into a few mobs of scuffling Haitians , but fortunately , they were mostly without firearms and so the Doctor and Howard had been able to drive through them , sending the mobs scurrying out of their way . |
| 25 | What they had achieved with a few weeks of supplementary feeding was remarkable . |
| 26 | He 'd played with a few friends over the years but never managed to overcome the logistics of forming and fronting a band . |
| 27 | Before he had left for the airport , he had attended to a few last minute details in his study at Buckingham Palace . |
| 28 | And what has happened before a few years have passed ? |