Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Add the rice and saffron and sauté for a few minutes with the onion until opaque . |
| 32 | Throughout the next two years I had lost interest in the game I would wait a few months and then in a space of a week I would go and have a few games it was n't until 1993 early January that I started playing regularly again I was determined to get a handicap and play in a few competitions sometime that year . |
| 33 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
| 34 | Place one piece of stem into each jar and leave for a few hours . |
| 35 | They pinch most of what they say from the student press in America and throw in a few tags from Colonel Ojukwu . |
| 36 | Pour into glasses , top each one with a whole fresh strawberry and serve with a few amaretti biscuits . |
| 37 | Afterwards lie down and rest for a few moments . |
| 38 | Spread 10 small crackers with the mixture and top each with a cooked peeled prawn and sprinkle with a few alfalfa sprouts . |
| 39 | Put a layer of the meat and bean mixture in the base of each shell , add a layer of lettuce , top with the other chopped salad vegetables and sprinkle with a few olives . |
| 40 | But pause for a few moments with the two names it introduces us to — Robert Taylor , the author , and the book 's recipient , Percivall Pott , whose characteristic signature it contains . |
| 41 | Ice expected to last some time , but look for a few skimmers and perch at Newport on pole and maggot . |