Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Huntley claimed to have spent the Saturday by herself in and around her flat , doing a bit of shopping and cleaning before meeting a few friends — only one of whom appeared to have an address — and going on to a party around ten o'clock at night . |
| 2 | Mom 's talking about staying a few years because someone 's offered her another show . |
| 3 | Might leave us a little open sometimes , but with the pace we should cope , and also we are gon na score a few goals ! ! |
| 4 | Er but he he is the agent for the European elections , the Liberal Democrats agent , and he 's gon na say a few words about that later on . |
| 5 | But a few well I was gon na say a few weeks ago , it might be longer than that , there was that very large coloured girl that was on |
| 6 | I 'm definitely gon na take a few days off , but I wanted |