Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in our championship winning year we failed to beat the ‘ elite ’ sides in the league and although Wilko has made a few changes to the squad we still have basically the side and thus the same problems that have cost us dearly in the most important games . |
| 2 | I am a bit of an oddity here and this has opened a few doors for me . |
| 3 | And that has ruffled a few feathers at Shire Hall . |
| 4 | I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully . |
| 5 | Fiat , which has lost a few employees in Italy 's corruption scandals , issued a ‘ code of business ethics ’ . |
| 6 | Er Miss 's got a few bits for people there so could you make sure they get there 's some football letters to be given out I think . |
| 7 | Just put Webby on the right-hand side of midfield and put little Gary Crosby up the middle where he 's played a few times for Forest . |
| 8 | there are bound to be occasions and er it 's happened a few occasions during my political life , where you do er find agreement with people of of various parties . |