Example sentences of "[vb infin] a few [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plain text could get us a long way , but words are an imprecise medium , and pictures and other symbolic descriptions often help ; so we shall need a few mathematical ideas and notations . |
| 2 | John wrote at length to Hanns about colour , shapes and general effect desirable , and asked him to ‘ do a few rough sketches and send them to me to give to Cecily ; number them so that I can just send you back a telegram saying ‘ Do number three ’ say , unless there is more to be said . ’ |
| 3 | We could stay a few extra days and make a holiday of it . |
| 4 | I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver . |
| 5 | Wilko may make a few weird decisions but his record speaks for itself . |
| 6 | Do you want a few red apples as well . |
| 7 | Erm , now circular measure , did you actually measure a few round things and find pi ? |
| 8 | Did you have a few unsolved crimes that needed tying up ? ’ |
| 9 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 10 | This did not reflect a few well-organized sectors and a larger number of unorganized ones as was the case in the United States , for example , where the average level of unionization was similar . |