Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [adv prt] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food ? |
| 2 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 3 | But if you are n't prepared to wade through acres of news and advertising print , your financial adviser should be able to pick out a few plans that suit your needs . |
| 4 | As England discovered in 1986 when they performed so lamentably at the international sevens tournaments in Sydney , it is just not possible to turn round a few weeks before an event and pick up a team and set off with any expectation of success . |
| 5 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |
| 6 | To understand how these families , regarded by their Orcadian neighbours as good , clean-living people , came to be at the centre of such serious allegations , it is necessary to go back a few years . |
| 7 | To conclude this section it is necessary to point out a few things about the squad training sessions . |
| 8 | However , every piece of music is different and has its own problems , and it is therefore necessary to point out a few pitfalls , and to make a few special recommendations . |
| 9 | With a line of retreat set up , Carson went back down the stairs and got ready to stir up a few wasps . |