Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't buy me with a few armfuls of flowers . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 5 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 6 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |
| 7 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
| 8 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | I told him I would contact him in a few days , but I never did . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 12 | 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 ? ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 15 | Another place within easy reach is Culloden Moor ; the railway will take you within a few miles . |
| 16 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 17 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
| 18 | Yes I know cos you did have it on a few weeks ago . |
| 19 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 20 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 21 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 22 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | She could supply them with a few answers . |
| 26 | ‘ Well I 'll put it in a few words . |
| 27 | She fixed her hazel eyes on his and elaborated , smiling , ‘ You could treat yourself to a few trinkets with the change . ’ |
| 28 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 29 | The vast X-ray energies suddenly dumped in their little laps will kill them in a few seconds , giving the fastest cures on record . |
| 30 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |