Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 THE Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Allan Green , QC , is expected to decide within a few weeks whether to press corporate manslaughter charges against British Rail , the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday .
2 And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her .
3 He is an experienced manager and he knows that if a player is sitting on the treatment table for two or three weeks they are bound to put on a few pounds . ’
4 Carwyn desperately wanted to come through a few heats of the Pipeline Masters .
5 ‘ With the money I 'm prepared to pay you for your half of the house you could buy a more than adequate little base for yourself — and still have change left to indulge in a few luxuries . ’
6 It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle .
7 Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost .
8 After this the hole in the shell is sealed and the embryo is allowed to develop for a few days .
9 But , with the Christmas party season in full swing , revellers are warned to stop after a few glasses .
10 Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year .
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