Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 2 | I would like to say that we should be concentrating on traffic management schemes which included traffic calming and take this I 'd like to give you a few examples . |
| 3 | I should like to ask her a few questions , such as what she really feels about the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) . |
| 4 | ‘ We would like to ask you a few questions about Andrew Livesey . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd like to ask you a few questions , Miss Cassidy ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Miss Fraser , I 'd like to ask you a few questions if I may . ’ |
| 7 | Now if you say it in an ex , in a , in a do you want to give me a few examples ? |
| 8 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
| 9 | The sort of thing that would have delighted him a few months ago — he would have chuckled over its witty irreverence , and imagined with pleasure Clare 's shock and embarrassment had she come across it . |
| 10 | In this article I will try to give you a few tips to make life a little easier . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
| 12 | I 'll try , but you 'll have to give me a few days before you pull her in . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We 'll have to give it a few days to get properly weather-beaten . |
| 14 | Ironically , one of Mr Yeltsin 's critics , Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov , speaker of parliament , might have swung him a few votes by appealing at the start of the session for deputies to behave responsibly , seek compromise and encourage ‘ dialogue , not monologue ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Because if you have , the Company might want to ask you a few questions . ’ |