Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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1 | The pros are expected to come up with a few answers to problems . |
2 | She 's expected to stay there for a few more days , as a precautionary measure . |
3 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
4 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
5 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
6 | But anyway , the whole problem we face now is how to do more samples because we 're only looking at intercourse in the cores of , say , a thousand or two thousand year spacing , we 've got to get down to a few hundred year spacing to really see some of the changes in climate that we know have gone on . |
7 | Most mothers , if forced to leave home for a few days , would entrust their children to the pet dog for safekeeping rather than hand them to their lawful father . |
8 | This was also controlled by a private club , but we were sometimes given a day 's fishing and generally managed to come home with a few trout . |