Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't buy me with a few armfuls of flowers . ’ |
| 2 | We can do all that and I can introduce you to a few people . ’ |
| 3 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 4 | On page 48 , Jim Levi profiles the man who will occupy one of the hottest seats in British banking , so I will confine myself to a few points . |
| 5 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 6 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 7 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |
| 8 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
| 9 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 10 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 11 | I told him I would contact him in a few days , but I never did . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 13 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 14 | So do you think that erm when this law was erm pushed through in nineteen forty seven that er perhaps Mao you know well I think there 's been a bit of excess now , I think we 'll do some we just need , we just need a bit of a rush now just to take us through a bit and then we 'll stop it in a few months time . |
| 15 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 16 | Another place within easy reach is Culloden Moor ; the railway will take you within a few miles . |
| 17 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 18 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 19 | Yes I know cos you did have it on a few weeks ago . |
| 20 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 21 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 22 | But I am going to having said that I will tell you of the few accidents that have occurred over the years , and one of them was mine in the early days when I was learning th the full size removal job . |
| 23 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 24 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 25 | All the world knows that the Mohammedans , following the example of their master , Mohammed , are very licentious ; wherefore the men among them do not content themselves with a few wives , but seek every method of gratifying themselves in this particular . |
| 26 | The general enthusiasm for the fortieth anniversary of the structure of DNA should not blind us to a few blemishes on the otherwise fair face of molecular biology . |
| 27 | She could supply them with a few answers . |
| 28 | ‘ Well I 'll put it in a few words . |
| 29 | She fixed her hazel eyes on his and elaborated , smiling , ‘ You could treat yourself to a few trinkets with the change . ’ |
| 30 | It might remind him of a few school episodes he will have made sure to forget . ’ |