Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANNABEL CROFT , the former British No 1 who reckoned she would be lucky to win just a few games on her return to competitive tennis , today clinched a place in the second round of the Volkswagen National championships in Telford . |
| 2 | It would be far preferable to use only a few words — a brief poem where every word is potent : |
| 3 | Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food ? |
| 4 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 5 | I would describe our time in Siret as being able to see just a few rays of light in a very dark week . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I am writing direct to say I hope we may meet when you are in the UK next month , and sorry I am you were too busy to manage even a few words on the ‘ phone earlier this week . |
| 8 | As a result , she had been able to put away a few shillings every week , and over these past three years the shillings had mounted until now the bag of coins which she kept hidden under the bedroom floorboards had swollen to a tidy sum . |
| 9 | What I 'll do is give you a system whereby even at the drop of a hat you will be able to put together a few words and speak with clarity , speak coherently and be able to put your point of view across . |
| 10 | First , the leader of the majority group now becomes the leader of the council — a position many officers were reluctant to recognise even a few years ago — and acts as a political ‘ chief executive ’ . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | All too often , a ‘ best of all time show-stopper ’ is difficult to find only a few years after its introduction , superseded by yet another new name . |
| 13 | It may be difficult to explain why a few minutes spent reading fourteen lines of Shakespeare should be a higher pleasure than reading an equivalent length of a James Bond story , but the analyses of literary criticism elucidate how in the former case one is living those few minutes in intensified awareness with an extraordinarily extended span , from the texture of the words sounding in one 's inner ear to the remotest implications for the living of one 's whole life . |
| 14 | Owing to the small size of St Peter 's Church/Newtown Register Office it is possible to ask only a few guests to the service . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | To conclude this section it is necessary to point out a few things about the squad training sessions . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | However , when looking for particular explicit solutions it is necessary to consider only a few terms . |
| 20 | If the child is certain to live only a few days , the dilemma is tough indeed . |
| 21 | I was surprised to find quite a few patches of snow near the summit , which I reached at about half past ten . |
| 22 | With a line of retreat set up , Carson went back down the stairs and got ready to stir up a few wasps . |