Example sentences of "[to-vb] a few [noun pl] [prep] [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 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is possible for the advanced stage to supervene a few months after infection , but it would normally take ten or fifteen years to develop . |
| 8 | The simplest decoration is to put a few drops of vegetable dye into the water when you boil and egg . |
| 9 | WHATEVER our image of a truant may be — layabout , glue-sniffer , petty criminal — a recent report from the Scottish Office urges us to dispel a few misunderstandings about truancy . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In spare time — between politics and classics there was little spare time — he began to read a few books of theology . |
| 12 | Though participants have said that they find these quizzes enjoyable , they have not been well supported by comparison with the more usual lectures and no further quiz is planned for the moment , though I shall try to keep a few questions in hand in case a speaker is delayed or fails to arrive for some reason . |
| 13 | The woman told me that they normally like you to book a few days in advance so that you have some time to think it over in case you wanted to change your mind . |
| 14 | The ban may , however , give Mrs Marcos the perfect opportunity to shed a few tears in front of the television cameras . |
| 15 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 16 | It has been estimated that these various small-scale erosional processes require tens of Ma to overturn a few millimetres of dust . |
| 17 | I am glad of the opportunity to offer a few words of introduction to this , our latest prospectus . |
| 18 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Anne managed to get a few days off work during his ten-day leave , and as he had few relatives to visit , they were able to spend blissful hours alone . |
| 21 | They were close up to the car when the brown-haired man of average build left his car and Ven Gajdusek halted to exchange a few words in Czech with him . |
| 22 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Its cochlea , that vital , snail-shaped organ in the inner ear , will have started to degenerate a few days after birth , and the deterioration is completely irreversible . |
| 25 | It is desirable to say a few words about Reg. v. Skipp [ 1975 ] Crim.L.R. 114 and Reg. v. Fritschy [ 1985 ] Crim.L.R. 745 . |
| 26 | Your Royal Highness , Chairman , Commodore , Commodores , Members , I 'd like , if I may , to say a few words on behalf of the R Y A Seamanship Foundation . |
| 27 | With the leave of the House , I wish to say a few words in reply . |
| 28 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 29 | 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 |