Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me give just a few facts and figures . |
| 2 | If you can scrape together a few hits and make enough to retire to a little place in the suburbs , you 've made the most of the opportunity . |
| 3 | The Americans led 54–41 at half-time and it always seemed they could step up a few gears when required . |
| 4 | We could vaguely make out a few buildings as we caught the bubble up to La Saulire , and then headed down into Courchevel . |
| 5 | Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future . |
| 6 | Out of this maelstrom we can select only a few thinkers and those ideas which stand out in retrospect as marking out the major developments and as setting the scene for more recent times . |
| 7 | I 'll want you to think about that tonight , I 'm gon na hand out a few sheets that might might explain a little bit of synergy erm I believe synergy this is my this is more of a sort of worldly view . |
| 8 | I knew there would be some details that might fill in a few gaps and , indeed , I had not known that Mme G had kept in touch with Otto and that , prior to my arrival on the scene , he frequently drove over to Reine with tempting delicacies that Jean-Claude invariably refused to eat . |
| 9 | Most people can usually recall only a few numbers when these have two figures in them . |
| 10 | Soon she would herself be in the market for a new home , and , though she and Boyd could not hope to outdo a contractor like the Mayor building for himself , she could pick up a few ideas and have them incorporated into their new house in Vanier Heights . |
| 11 | Is it a recent alliance , or does it stretch back a few years and involve a few other deals ? |
| 12 | But all day he would n't talk to me , and I must admit , I did get quite a few looks and remarks from boys there . |