Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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1 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
2 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
3 | Pour into glasses , top each one with a whole fresh strawberry and serve with a few amaretti biscuits . |
4 | Research has shown that some old people can not survive the emotional shock of moving to the Home and die within a few weeks . |
5 | Rent a horse or a motor bike and explore on a few leisurely sorties . |
6 | Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture . |
7 | Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks . |
8 | Place one piece of stem into each jar and leave for a few hours . |
9 | Throughout the next two years I had lost interest in the game I would wait a few months and then in a space of a week I would go and have a few games it was n't until 1993 early January that I started playing regularly again I was determined to get a handicap and play in a few competitions sometime that year . |
10 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
11 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
12 | Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others . |
13 | Add the rice and saffron and sauté for a few minutes with the onion until opaque . |
14 | Spread 10 small crackers with the mixture and top each with a cooked peeled prawn and sprinkle with a few alfalfa sprouts . |
15 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
16 | Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water . |
17 | Bring to the boil and simmer for a few min . |
18 | ‘ Just think , ’ he told her , ‘ you could treat yourself to a trip down Bond Street and splurge on a few trinkets and some new clothes for your wardrobe . ’ |