Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All anencephalus children are either miscarried , die stillborn , or die within a few weeks of life . |
| 2 | Add the margarine or butter and rub in with your hands or blend for a few seconds . |
| 3 | Just voices echoing in the dark ; images that burn for a few centuries and then fade ; stories , old stories that sometimes seem to overlap ; strange links , impertinent connections . |
| 4 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Bring to the boil and simmer for a few min . |
| 6 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
| 7 | Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture . |
| 8 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks . |
| 10 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 11 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 12 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 13 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 14 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 15 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 16 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 17 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 18 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 19 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 20 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 21 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 22 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 23 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
| 24 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 25 | Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water . |
| 26 | Research has shown that some old people can not survive the emotional shock of moving to the Home and die within a few weeks . |
| 27 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |
| 28 | They concern spoken discourse in which sender and receiver interact with each other rapidly , and they tend to be short and deal with a few turns at most . |
| 29 | and try and get out of them what skills , you know , and chuck in a few ideas of your own , you know , |
| 30 | It 's very easy for young people to come into politics , full of enthusiasm and full up of get up get up and go and many of them get up and go after a few years . |