Example sentences of "give a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me give a few illustrations . |
| 2 | If people do n't mind my having no degrees , I could give a few music lessons ! |
| 3 | In strictly layman 's terms , the amount of additional engine-weight and fuel that any supersonic aircraft could get off the ground would give a few minutes of sub-orbital time , if that . |
| 4 | Let me give a few examples : I can will knowledge but not wisdom ; going to bed but not sleeping ; eating but not hunger … self-assertion but not courage … reading but not understanding … |
| 5 | Perhaps I can give a few pointers to anyone just starting up . |
| 6 | Let me give a few examples of vanished empires which at the time seemed invincible . |
| 7 | I will not dwell much longer on conformal mapping ( this is incidentally the term most often used for describing the method ) but will give a few more examples . |
| 8 | We will now give a few examples of short passages scored for wood-wind and horns . |
| 9 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 10 | I am doing my best , but I wish a few more would give a few hours of their time . , . |
| 11 | Before you complete your treatment , give a few doses of the centesimal to test if there is any remnant of the disease condition . |
| 12 | The recipes on the facing page give a few ideas for cooking with these fruit . |
| 13 | Just give a few details about age , occupation , their personality , and your relationship with them . |
| 14 | We shall not attempt a complete classification of the different possibilities for using graphics but simply give a few examples and point out some general possibilities and dangers . |
| 15 | We give a few examples . |
| 16 | These members of her own generation , give a few years , were undeniably pleasant , serious , clever . |
| 17 | Of the total NHS budget , as we can see from Figure 10.2 , a small part — less than 3 per cent — is taken by the central department to provide central administration , supply a few specialist services and give a few specific grants . |
| 18 | And if you decide to distribute them then you 're going to need to help , so you just give a few to , and a few to you as well , we 'll get them distributed that way . |
| 19 | I had once given a few lessons to a nun at a convent not far from where I lived , so that I was slightly known there . |
| 20 | He had never been to a theatre in London , but he knew now , after the performance she had given a few minutes ago , that Mother Bombie was the greatest actress in the world . |
| 21 | He was subsequently given a few walk-on parts . |
| 22 | Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school . |
| 23 | L Detachment was thus judged ready for operations , and to wind down were given a few days ' leave to be spent in Cairo . |
| 24 | The angels promenaded in neat and pleasing lines , three witches cavorted wildly for a brief moment , and some of the singers were given a few simple but effective steps . |
| 25 | We were more used to being given a few cans of lager and that was it , ’ says Solowka . |
| 26 | In a truly decentralised system , subsidiary organisations could reasonably be given a few well-defined priorities to which assessments of corporate and individual performance would be related . |
| 27 | This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion . |
| 28 | ‘ But when the young folk of the dale were given a few hours off we certainly made the most of it . |
| 29 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 30 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |