Example sentences of "[vb base] a few [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , Roger , I beg you , let us go back to our chamber , warm ourselves , snatch a few hours of sleep and tomorrow , as we break fast in the hall , I shall confront the murderer . ’ |
| 2 | For aching , tired feet , mix a few drops of peppermint oil with one tbsp of almond oil and add to a bowl of warm water . |
| 3 | Divide it among four small bowls , then mix a few drops of food colouring into each one . |
| 4 | Basically , you find a warren , cover a few holes with netting , send your ferrets down and wait . |
| 5 | Many species will , in complete darkness , utter a few snatches of song if disturbed at their roosts . |
| 6 | They had stopped at an inn close to Minster Lovell to buy a grand meal and sup a few tankards of ale . |
| 7 | erm I suspect a few members of family |
| 8 | Just give a few details about age , occupation , their personality , and your relationship with them . |
| 9 | If the fondant feels a little dry , add a few drops of water and knead in well . |
| 10 | Add a few drops of anchovy essence to 175g/6oz softened cream cheese , until the required flavour is reached . |
| 11 | Add a few drops of methanol to compensate for evaporation . |
| 12 | Add a few drops of methanol to compensate for evaporation . |
| 13 | Almond and cherry Madeira cake : substitute 50g/2oz ground almonds for the plain flour , add a few drops of almond essence , then add 50g/2oz halved glacé cherries . |
| 14 | Er cos that 's why we 're so expensive when you lose a few engineers in transit . |
| 15 | Festive food should be fun as well as tasty , so pick a few items of specialist kitchen equipment and tableware to add the finishing touches to your yuletide table spread . |
| 16 | There remain a few kinds of crime fiction we have yet to look at . |
| 17 | Instead of merely shopping , exchange a few words with shop assistants . |
| 18 | Father Moore is only a brief visitor ; he has called in crisply to pay his respects , exchange a few words of banter with Patsy ( also a brother-in-law of somebody ) , and to inform Siobhan that next year he will be personally heading a pilgrimage to Knock so as to ward off any unfortunate flukes of the road . |
| 19 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 20 | The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is in a small room just inside the Presbytery door and to it come over a hundred people who give an hour of their time a week to ‘ watch ’ but there are countless others who come in just for a minute or two and there find a few minutes of silence and prayer . |
| 21 | Keep a few cans in store for whizzing up quick and nutritious meals for the family |
| 22 | ‘ Try a few layers of polythene , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Soak a few pips in water overnight . |
| 24 | Throw a few twigs of rosemary , fennel or lavender on to hot coals for extra fragrance . |
| 25 | Do you think you have a few views in common with your workmates or do you think that when you 're talking things come out that you kind of like minded about things , maybe because of the job you 're doing , and the place you work in , you know like maybe like politics or something , |
| 26 | I agree but I think that anybody who speaks in public , you have nervousness beforehand and the moment you go to talk to the people you know what you 're going to say , you have a few notes in front of you and you talk to the people , if that is your job . |
| 27 | I have a few copies of quality magazines ; the girls are just gorgeous . |
| 28 | I have a few niggles about design , finding the waist drawcord on the Solos awkward and annoying and the elasticated buckle on the Colorados inclined to slip and get in the way of a harness . |
| 29 | Have a few glasses of beer or Scotch or … you know … punch ! |
| 30 | Buy a few tankards of ale … or better still , buy yourself a place at the card table . ’ |