Example sentences of "[to-vb] a few [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father thought the sentence unjust because he had only agreed to buy a few bottles of bootleg whisky . |
| 2 | For a convincing construction of a normal form it is not enough merely to list a few types of equivalence that can arise and show how to deal with them . |
| 3 | I only need to carry a few tubes of paint and some water in an old squash bottle , all packed into my fisherman 's box which doubles for a seat , and my paper masking-taped down to my board . |
| 4 | He put a couple of lamb chops under the grill , made a green salad and prepared to enjoy a few hours of solitude before the intrusion of Rickards and his preoccupations . |
| 5 | The simplest decoration is to put a few drops of vegetable dye into the water when you boil and egg . |
| 6 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 7 | In spare time — between politics and classics there was little spare time — he began to read a few books of theology . |
| 8 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 9 | It has been estimated that these various small-scale erosional processes require tens of Ma to overturn a few millimetres of dust . |
| 10 | I am glad of the opportunity to offer a few words of introduction to this , our latest prospectus . |
| 11 | If you are lucky enough to get a few rays of sunshine , you are still faced with the possibility of playing on frosty fairways in sub-freezing temperatures and having to pack your clubs away by 4pm when visibility declines . |
| 12 | Use a squeeze pipette to take a few drops of water from the surface of the culture , trying to disturb the surface as little as possible . |
| 13 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 14 | Oh got to produce a few sheets of stuff and we 've got ta get the addresses of the bases and get it distributed and it 's a task I 'm gon na pass on |