Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rain , after I rang you this morning I made a few more enquiries and then went and told Barbara she was to come with me . ’ |
| 2 | I told a few more lies . |
| 3 | I put a few more matches down . |
| 4 | Under cross-examination I added a few more details about my supposed activities . |
| 5 | Ludo and I stand a few more moments looking at the body in the mud There is no doubt that he is dead . |
| 6 | ‘ While you were following your own pursuits this morning , I set a few more wheels in motion . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , ‘ I 've a few more things to do in the garden . |
| 8 | ‘ Now to look on the bright side of ffeatherstonehaugh 's , I 've a few more lines of Rochester for you : |
| 9 | ‘ I wish a few more people were like them . |
| 10 | Perhaps I need a few more games . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But I have a few more days before Chelsea have to decide whether to buy me . ’ |
| 12 | Honour having been saved , I for one was certainly not going to argue but , just for good measure , I hurled a few more insults back at the towering colossus who was marching towards us . |
| 13 | Once more the three men buried themselves in the mud and waited until another passing cloud allowed them to advance a few more yards . |
| 14 | Do you want a few more eggs ? |
| 15 | She wants a few more screws in |
| 16 | She moved a few more inches and made another plan . |
| 17 | She nibbled a few more flakes of meat and dropped the bone back on to her plate . |
| 18 | You save a few more coppers do n't you ? |
| 19 | She 's too stuck up to look for it in the back of a cab just yet , but it 'll come to it one day when she gets a few more years on her , even the milkman wo n't be safe and she 'll be grateful . |
| 20 | She had a few more minutes . |
| 21 | We asked if she was getting tired of being subjected to all these questions , and she said that she had a few more minutes before she had to go and meet Jack and Rod for lunch . |
| 22 | At this point , it will pay dividends if you spend a few more seconds scanning the small print in the ads . |
| 23 | Before you start trying to watch home movies on your PC , remember that although Microsoft is kind enough to include a very basic multi media player and recorder ( both illustrated ) as part of the standard Windows desktop , in order to go some way towards true multi media you need a few more things : a windows multi media extension , a CD-ROM drive , a sound card and probably a new monitor , not to mention that faster machine you 've been promising yourself . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose we got a few more names on a few more files learnt a bit about Moscow 's accountancy procedures . |
| 25 | Have we got a few more facts wrong ? ’ |
| 26 | It 's very heavy this end , can we have a few more men . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Mayhap if we had a few more wizards among us we would not now be in the straits we are in . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We have a few more surprises up our sleeves , including a sky diving team who will arrive with the match ball from 5,000 feet , ’ explained club official Gavin McCullough . |
| 29 | If we have a few more years of Georgian finance , the only attractive , the only lucrative profession left in this country will be that of a Radical Welsh politician . " |
| 30 | They want a few more minutes . |