Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 2 | I normally lose just a few pounds , Bobby . |
| 3 | Competitions vary but normally last only a few minutes . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought perhaps this year , if I just rustle up a few quiches , buy some French bread — ’ |
| 5 | Unless you are thinking of doing La Demande , put away your chocks and Friends and just take about a dozen quick-draws . |
| 6 | Frozen , she shot her head round towards the noise , her eyes widening as she saw Travis 's still figure not a dozen yards away . |
| 7 | Permeable areas usually have only a few streams , but they flow with little variation throughout the year and rarely flood . |
| 8 | The life-shortening effect in LAWER is claimed to be ‘ smaller than that in euthanasia because the patients usually have only a few hours or days to live ’ . |
| 9 | At least confident that Spouse will enjoy , and probably pick up a few tips from , biography of Hitler . |
| 10 | As indicated above , we have now set up a Validated Courses Section within the Assessment Department and ( ) is heading this . |
| 11 | We have now set up a Human Rights Committee , properly structured and managed , with a defined budget . |
| 12 | In a field where biological material is limited , experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells . |
| 13 | Oh , he said , I expect in a minute the door will be flung back and I 'll be dragged off to some sort of temple arena where I 'll fight maybe a couple of giant spiders and an eight-foot slave from the jungles of Klatch and then I 'll rescue some kind of a princess from the altar and then kill off a few guards or whatever and then this girl will show me the secret passage out of the place and we 'll liberate a couple of horses and escape with the treasure . ’ |
| 14 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 15 | If you fancy trying it yourself around harvest time in September , then gather together a few pounds of the bluey-black sloe berries , prick them all over with a fork , smother them in about 6oz of sugar and top up with a litre of gin . |
| 16 | What kept insects extremely small over millions of years of evolution , and why have only a few mammals ever approached the size of dinosaurs ? |