Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a [adj] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Come on I 'd like to see a few more hands up here . |
| 2 | it is perhaps a tribute to the resilience of both that they can come together at all : for the result , we may have to wait a few more cricket seasons . |
| 3 | However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends . |
| 4 | There was a lot of helpful feedback from these pieces so over the next few months I will try to provide a few more examples to expand this work . |
| 5 | He forbore to add that Poll might have earned a few more blows as the result of Sally-Anne 's intervention , to prevent her from involving anyone else in future . |
| 6 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 7 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 8 | Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end . |
| 9 | Tampopo might have sold a few more bowls of noodles and Babette 's Feast caused little hiccups of interest in historic cooking , but The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover plays around with the relationship between food , sex and death in a way that is bound to cause offence . |
| 10 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
| 11 | ‘ But if Mellor had not disputed our bill we could have survived a few more months in the hope that we would sell several houses on our books . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He 'll have to take a few more days , ’ said Quinn . |
| 13 | It is certain that the news of Mr Souness 's impending operation will have created a few more worry lines of the face of First Division management . |