Example sentences of "[pron] do [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
| 2 | Of course , I do have a few problems , but I have good caring doctors who have prescribed medication . |
| 3 | However , I do have a few reservations about the display of the pack . |
| 4 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 5 | ‘ So we do have a few residents that still come and go as they please . |
| 6 | We do have a few glimpses , through the keyhole as it were . |
| 7 | ‘ … we do get a few complaints — generally from male tourists whose culture is much more restrictive than ours , and who have mistakenly assumed that when a young woman displays herself naked on a beach she is inviting their carnal attentions . |