Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 2 | First lessons involve learning a few words of ‘ sailspeak ’ . |
| 3 | TWO scientists from Stirling University expect to shed a few tears at tonight 's United Kingdom premiere of a Hollywood film that tells the extraordinary story of Augusto and Michaela Odone 's love for their son Lorenzo . |
| 4 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 5 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
| 6 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 7 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 8 | Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks . |
| 9 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
| 10 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
| 11 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
| 12 | I mean I remember reading a few bits in English but , you know , |
| 13 | Just remember to take a few tins of things . |
| 14 | I generally ask to have a few kicks before a big game , ’ Fox said . |
| 15 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 16 | Of course , these things can happen really , er especially if er , one of two of the guests , I 'm not suggesting your mother 's guests er over-imbibed , but one or two of the guests do have a few jars over Christmas and they get up to all sorts of things in the house do n't they ? |
| 17 | However , I do have a few reservations about the display of the pack . |
| 18 | A third says : ‘ I love to read a few words of the Gospel , so that I can see Christ and listen to what He is saying to me . ’ |
| 19 | The operating systems of the future , like Windows NT , may well require still more RAM once you start running a few applications on them . |
| 20 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 21 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 22 | I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’ |
| 23 | I 've lifted a few sacks of taters in me time , but I do n't reckon to lift thee ! ’ |
| 24 | But I 've noticed a few faces in the crowd and it wo n't be long . |
| 25 | But I 've made a few enquiries about him , discreetly , of course , from Mr Tucker in Nassau . |
| 26 | Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa . |
| 27 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 28 | Oh you , now you 've got a few letters in there L that 's an |
| 29 | I 've got a few bucks on me . |
| 30 | I 've got a few awards over the years , and I ca n't quite remember what some of them were given for , but I 've only ever got one for writing and that 's the one I would n't want to give away . |