Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gets larger , and dormant chick genes become reactivated within a few days . |
| 2 | A thing that I 've heard from a few directions recently is erm the thought of work shadowing . |
| 3 | We know all the damned silly things we 've done for a thousand years , and as long as we know that and always have it around where we can see it , some day we 'll sop making goddamn funeral pyres and jumping into the middle of them . ’ |
| 4 | Go on Jo go , go on Jo , go and get your word in that we 've missed off a few times . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 6 | So , in an effort to once and for all give you the facts on why we 're Fun Factor Number 1 , we 've called in a few experts to run through the complete bizzo . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've dealt with a few booby-traps in my time . |
| 8 | We 've known for a hundred years that there were Roman burials in this area . |
| 9 | I had the result this afternoon , but I 've known for a few weeks , really . |
| 10 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 11 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 12 | Students from all over the world have gathered for a unique championships . |
| 13 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 14 | ( More often than not they are women , since many elderly male refugees from East African have died within a few years of coming to Britain . ) |
| 15 | For since the east coast main-coast line was electrified the police have spoken to a million children about the dangers of trespassing . |
| 16 | For since the east coast main-coast line was electrified the police have spoken to a million children about the dangers of trespassing . |
| 17 | We have opted for a single 19″ Triton fluorescent tube in this 2′ tank . |
| 18 | The hurricane , the flood or the tsunami may do more in an hour or a day than the ordinary processes of nature have achieved in a thousand years . |
| 19 | ‘ Without their local knowledge and contacts it would have taken years for us to achieve what we have managed in a few months , ’ said . |
| 20 | If you are scratching in weak lift , you may be able to see which way you have drifted after a few circles . |