Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] to a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Skippers say up to a dozen tankers can be seen drifting among them . |
| 2 | As the name suggests , the sole purpose of the group was to have fun , and perhaps show off to a few friends . |
| 3 | However , he ran into a familiar stumbling-block : the concerto and the Souvenir add up to a few minutes less than the magic number of 55 , so he was forced to abandon the idea . |
| 4 | Irish rugby is notorious for peaks and troughs , so look forward to a few peaks from now onwards . |
| 5 | One possibility is to choose two or three at a time , as above , and then go on to a few others . |
| 6 | think back to a few years back when I was in training about a job and you might still think it now , but I could n't give , put ideas over to somebody on one-to-one training . |
| 7 | IXI believes other hardware vendors could be drawn into the initiative as many spend up to a million dollars maintaining their separate Motif developments . |