Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the user only wishes to produce text on the system and is prepared to restrict this to a few styles and sizes then such a device is perfectly adequate . |
| 2 | Or it was just some seventeenth-century Dutch hippie paid to sit still for a few weeks in a dark robe in a cold studio . |
| 3 | ‘ I will take the Opposition seriously on crime when they support , for example , the Prevention of Terrorism Act — and we will give them an opportunity to do that within a few days , ’ he said to Tory cheers . |
| 4 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 7 | Would you like to borrow Nutty for a few weeks ? |