Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes . |
| 2 | No , I mean , there 's nothing to stop him arresting more British people , or er , any nationality , come to that , and saying well , they did stray into our territory , I 'm sorry about this , but er , we ca n't have that sort of thing , you 'll have to er , come and see if I want to release them in a few months . |
| 3 | But we want to review it after a few months because as I say , once she 's got herself organized , it might be alright . |
| 4 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 5 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 6 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
| 7 | It 's quite a while now since I 've bored you with a few observations about our friends the dumb animals who share their lives with us on the planet and the more you observe them the more convinced you become that they 're anything but dumb . |
| 8 | ‘ Twice you have surprised me within a few minutes , Mr. Preston . |