Example sentences of "[det] [adv] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I , I will I 'll stick that in for a few grand . |
2 | Some people do n't mind answering machines , I must say , I 'm beginning to get used to them now , I think the problem is that it sort of wrong-foots you , so you get an answering machine , and think ‘ Oh my God ’ , and you know that in about a few seconds time , when you hear that bleep , you 've got to give a concise message which will be intelligible to the person when they replay it , so instead of coming out with sort of babble , you 're forced into thinking what the essence of the message is that you want to leave . |
3 | ‘ How much difference would it make if you cleared this away for a few minutes — that 's all ? ’ persisted Huy . |
4 | It would be madness to throw it all away for a few moments of nerve-storming passion . |
5 | I 'm f used to that now after a few years . |
6 | It seems obvious that you should buy the most powerful motherboard that you can afford but do n't make the mistake of buying something out of keeping with the re-used components or you will be looking to replace those too in a few months ! |
7 | So the theme of this morning is ‘ Be pro-active and not reactive ’ , and I shall come back to that again in a few minutes . |