Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I 've got that off my chest I have a few questions for you : |
| 2 | For the short term I have a few suggestions . |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll remember my sayin' I had a few aces up m'sleeve , when we discussed our lack of numbers an ’ the possibility of these people operatin' outside patrols ? ’ |
| 4 | After the programme we exchanged a few words , but he had to dash off to another engagement . |
| 5 | Finally we give in and rent the movie we ignored a few months ago when we went to see Midnight Run . |
| 6 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 7 | To test it 's authenticity I chose a dozen snails in garlic butter to start a dish that I 'd only ever eaten in Paris before . |
| 8 | Again , Jeremiah was doing the Lord 's work as a servant ; in the passage we heard a few moments ago , he expressed his dismay at the manner in which he was being treated by the people . |
| 9 | In return we offer an attractive benefits package that includes an excellent pension scheme , free life insurance , 28 days annual leave , and an interest free season ticket loan . |
| 10 | In a red cloak I saw him go , His back was bent , his step was slow , And as he laboured through the cold He seemed a hundred winters old . |
| 11 | I know perfectly well that when he was chairman of the Greater London council he wanted an elected police authority , and I think that he wanted to be chairman of it |
| 12 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 13 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 14 | Just after the War I carried a few bags there . |
| 15 | Analysing his match-winning contribution he said : ‘ Prior to the match I tried a few shots from that same position with my right foot and missed . |
| 16 | Now that was the point I made a few moments ago . |
| 17 | After his release and recovery he joined a United Nations medical programme for Third World nations , and reached Celebes in the early 1950s as part of a team of sixteen other doctors and nurses . |
| 18 | The story we heard a few moments ago concerns one of the miracles that God performed as a part of Elisha 's ministry in Israel . |
| 19 | Me and Andy looked all over for you both last night I had a few things on my mind |
| 20 | Last night I had a few things on my mind to be able to apologize . |
| 21 | In one revolution , whatever number of cones are on there there 's a feeder for , so if there 's a hundred feeders in one revolution it knits a hundred courses . |
| 22 | Half-way down the boulevard she built a vast caravanserai which , before it was destroyed in 1857 , was regularly described by visitors to Delhi as the most magnificent building outside the fort . |
| 23 | Every month we get a few plonkers sending their tapes back to us . |
| 24 | It occurred to me that it might be Ruth Cohen again , but I could n't have been more wrong , for when I opened the door I found a young police constable standing there in his navy-blue mac wet with rain . |
| 25 | Leaving the harbour high on the Pultney side of the river I passed an old folks ' home looking out over that cold North Sea ; only the dawn in winter can show any warmth . |
| 26 | That girl who was in the elevator plunged on the ninth floor she plunged a thousand feet to the sub-basement or there 's massive big springs on it apparently , I read about it . |
| 27 | On the ground floor he walked a few feet ahead , leaving me to trundle behind like a meek Arab wife . |
| 28 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 29 | Now this is in his key messages , and towards the back , there are two pages , where he complains that many promises were made for the facilities management contract , and in particular , erm , he says it is still the case that work to take advantage of the development faci facility has not yet been identified , now I think this is the thing we spent a million pounds on it , and are not using it . |
| 30 | His face was beaded with perspiration and as he wiped it with his handkerchief he dislodged a few locks of his heavily greased hair . |