Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 2 | But the assumption that all morality means sexual morality is too widespread to go down without a few squawks of protest . |
| 3 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 4 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 5 | Ask him to write down in a few words what he thinks his present image is , and what he wants his image to be , and he will most likely fail to do it . |
| 6 | People are more likely to come home after a few drinks , light a cigarette and then fall asleep , often with tragic consequences . |
| 7 | The pros are expected to come up with a few answers to problems . |
| 8 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 9 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |
| 10 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 11 | ONly in one report was it suggested that ‘ fundic gland metaplasia ’ was a transient lesion , which tended to disappear spontaneously within a few months . |
| 12 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |
| 13 | Well , we had a talk and she invited me to come back in a few days ' time . |
| 14 | Our plan was to meet there in a few days ' time , once our researches in New York were concluded . |
| 15 | Although they were gruesome , the markets virtually ignored these widely expected figures to concentrate instead on a few signs of impending economic recovery , such as improved unemployment figures . |
| 16 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
| 17 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
| 18 | I 've only met kennel cough once and that was last year , when a dog belonging to a friend caught it after having been boarded out when she had to go away for a few weeks . |
| 19 | ‘ No , I 'm sure you 'll be able to go home in a few days . |
| 20 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 21 | There is a fundamental contradiction between the official figures ( which , as Teddy perfectly fairly pointed out , showed that 75 per cent of those who went on Government schemes did secure subsequent employment ) and the common experience that such jobs tended to last only for a few months . |
| 22 | ‘ Like Dorigo and Stuart Pearce , I like to weigh in with a few goals and in pre-season I joked with the lads that I 'd get 15 this year . |
| 23 | Most mothers , if forced to leave home for a few days , would entrust their children to the pet dog for safekeeping rather than hand them to their lawful father . |
| 24 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
| 25 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 26 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
| 27 | Each centre aims to build up in a few years the basis for energy conservation throughout industry , transport and construction — an ambitious target , which Chandler feels is achievable . |
| 28 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 29 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 30 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |