Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
2 | She has even suggested that a little less fishing might deplete the shoals enough to squeeze in a few vegetables . |
3 | Abandoned fawns have been reared on a bottle , only to die within a few months . |
4 | I 'd like to start before I explain that , just to refer to a few comments that Mr made . |
5 | So let's have about six different characters , before we do it I 'd like you need drafting books , just to think of a few questions that you would ask the characters . |
6 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
7 | She used to come down here from London , sometimes just for a meal , sometimes to unwind for a few days , sometimes with some young swain or other , sometimes on her own . |
8 | Most large towns in Britain with sizable Asian communities have three or four resident hakims , and an unknown number visit Britain from abroad to practise for a few weeks several times a year . |