Example sentences of "few words [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Insights into the actual personality are restricted to a few words under the heading ‘ recreations ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | She felt herself to be reasonably proficient in Italian and she had begun , rather to the disapproval of her employers , to learn a few words of the Neapolitan dialect . |
| 4 | She got an answering machine and was pretty certain that she recognized his voice from the times he 'd given a television reporter a few words at the scene of crime . |
| 5 | The McCaw wit is as sharp as his memory and , to nobody 's surprise , George was asked to say a few words at the first of many parties to mark Lurgan 's Centenary . |
| 6 | So erm they 're sort of having a few words at the moment . |
| 7 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 8 | He held out the salver to Galvone who took the sheet , unfolded it , read the few words on the paper and handed it to Hauser . |
| 9 | Lissa did as she was told , and obligingly he tapped out a few words on the keyboard . |
| 10 | I am writing direct to say I hope we may meet when you are in the UK next month , and sorry I am you were too busy to manage even a few words on the ‘ phone earlier this week . |
| 11 | Arnold Schwarzenegger , man of action and few words on the big screen . |
| 12 | I 'd just like to say a few words on the conferences that I attended . |
| 13 | I 'd just like to say a few words on the conferences that I attended . |
| 14 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 15 | I 'm going to have a few words with the professor . ’ |
| 16 | Notice the vital few words with the people at the garage , the bank , the booking-office , the doctor 's surgery . |
| 17 | I went into the kitchen as she asked me to have a few words with the ‘ factotum ’ ( 'She seems to be rather taken with your looks ' ) . |
| 18 | Cameron Evans , Secretary for the Hunt Saboteurs Association , exchanged a few words with the Master of the hunt , Fred Barker . |
| 19 | She exchanged a few words with the shift supervisor , a dour Scot named Rachel McBride , and was told a message had been sent to Belial confirming their arrival and condition . |
| 20 | He spotted her immediately and strolled across , stopping on the way to have a few words with the patron . |
| 21 | There was something decidedly odd about the engineering master ; his manner was always friendly , but , in the six months he had been at the school , Robert had not exchanged more than a few words with the man . |
| 22 | The Chief Detective Inspector who would later take on the investigation looked in , and exchanged a few words with the Detective-Sergeant . |
| 23 | I think we 'll have it in Norwich actually cos I wan na w want a few words with the day after so while I 'm in Norwich Norwich and can hobble to the meeting Okay , you 've got all your dates for your appraisals . |
| 24 | The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square . |
| 25 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 26 | Since then , Sakharov 's health has continued to be poor and his friends are scathing about the role of Soviet scientists — in his case the Academy of Sciences : ‘ A few words about the USSR Academy of Sciences and Sakharov 's scientific contacts . |
| 27 | This is an appropriate place , perhaps , for a few words about the use of roses for hedging and screening . |
| 28 | There is no escape ; I have to say a few words about the properties of materials . |
| 29 | Before going on , just a few words about the classification of steady currents . |
| 30 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |