Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I present a few eye-openers for those who have accused Pakistan bowlers of doctoring the ball ? |
| 2 | ‘ May I steal a few minutes of your time on this unique occasion and go back to November 22 , 1944 when nine Mosquitos from our Squadron were briefed to mark the U-Boat pens at Trondheim for 171 Lancasters . |
| 3 | Now I 'm minded at the moment to say , look , why should we pay a hundred pounds and pay all the , all the , all the refurbishment of that site , because they wo n't be able to develop it , there 's no , there 's no access to that land . |
| 4 | May you have a hundred pupils before you turn round . " |
| 5 | ‘ Could I have a few minutes alone with my client , please ? ’ |
| 6 | Could you spare a few hours a month to be a secretary or chairman of a group , a Panda keeper , or trading officer ? |
| 7 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 8 | If you are not eligible to be put in if you do n't have a motor car then you 're discounting an enormous number of people who may have motorcycles or motor caravans or , you know , something which is perfectly valid but it invalidates the information that you think you are getting out of the file because you only put in certain perfectly reasonable , groups of er of things and i in , in , in Boots there 's a , there 's a er there 's a a wonderful expression or actually is , is the one I 'm particularly thinking about , you know we , we sell shall we say a million bottles of aspirin a year , it is in fact considerably more than that , and that is perfectly reasonable and valid and mm but in the definition of that we obviously only included what Boots the Chemists sold because that 's all the people who |
| 9 | Where else will you find a thousand swans , geese and ducks , a superb collection of Veteran , Edwardian and Vintage cars and motorcycles plus art and antique collections in a Country House with its formal garden set in beautiful countryside . |
| 10 | Just then they heard a heavy footstep outside , and a voice called , ‘ Neighbours , can I bring a few lambs in there ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
| 12 | ‘ How can you look a million dollars , be so terrifically successful in business — and yet your personal life seem to be in such a mess ? ’ |
| 13 | So this evening , as we come to the end of one year and prepare for the next , can we spend a few minutes doing a spiritual work-out and look at the consequences of what John wrote about the uniqueness of Jesus . |