Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [art] few [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would take the smile off their faces all right and give them a few seconds relief . |
| 2 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 3 | ‘ I know what a few quid means . ’ |
| 4 | Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths . |
| 5 | Nevertheless one can hardly hope to discuss knowledge in a language any less metaphorical than Descartes ' ( I have myself a few paragraphs back analogized not only to seeing but to ‘ glimpsing ’ and being ‘ illuminated ’ by a ‘ flash ’ , not only to clarity but to drawing a ‘ clear line ’ ) . |