Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 2 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 3 | ‘ If it 's all right by you , I 'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides , ’ Vitor said , as thunder boomed again . |
| 4 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 5 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 6 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
| 7 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll change a few names but that 's about it . |
| 9 | No he might he 's he might get a few friends and go out or . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll get a few bits and pieces , eh ? |
| 11 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 12 | He drank barley wine which is quite strong stuff and he 'd smoke a few joints as well , but to the best of my knowledge , he would n't touch any hard drugs at all . |
| 13 | All the previous week Kidd had exhorted his forwards to concentrate on winning the battle up front and not simply live in hope that they could gain a few crumbs and hope their more skilful backs would steal a march on Shannon . |
| 14 | Yes , and she could tell a few tales as well , not that wild horses would drag them from me , not in a gnat 's eyeblink they would n't . ’ |
| 15 | Could afford a few drinks but not a meal . |
| 16 | ( A wry comment from two young people who sometimes had to delay posting letters until they could find a few pennies for stamps . ) |
| 17 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 18 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 19 | Throughout the next two years I had lost interest in the game I would wait a few months and then in a space of a week I would go and have a few games it was n't until 1993 early January that I started playing regularly again I was determined to get a handicap and play in a few competitions sometime that year . |
| 20 | So Melanie would unpack a few things and go to bed early , herself . |
| 21 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 22 | Later , people would come along , dig him up and remove him to a more permanent resting place where the vicar would say a few words and it would all be over , except for those who remembered him . |
| 23 | Then before putting the resolution to the vote I shall say a few words and ask whether , ah , there are any questions . |
| 24 | Of course , you will need a few bits and bobs to get started , but Pat can provide a list . |
| 25 | Sometimes an Orc or Goblin will capture a few Snotlings and train them to perform entertaining tricks , or to perform simple tasks . |
| 26 | It may find a few crabs or other invertebrates on the shore to nibble , but otherwise it eats nothing . |
| 27 | tell you roughly what I want you to do and you can make a few notes and then you can tell Kelly . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll put some more earth on today and then we can plant a few turnips and such in it . |
| 29 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 30 | No , nan and granddad can bring one lot up and my mum and dad can fetch a few bits and then just keep bringing bits back , I mean |