Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | whatever you want to do , but it 's not worth doing anything else other than we 're going to play a few games but they 're |
| 2 | The flier had been briefed to say a few things like a parrot , but had no deeper understanding of war , or peace , or politics than that bird . |
| 3 | Harris has been known to cause a few directors to have sleepless nights . |
| 4 | Erotic scenes in a new version of Swan Lake coming to Darlington Civic Theatre are set to ruffle a few feathers , according to a top critic . |
| 5 | He 'll no doubt be cracking open a few bottles of his now famous brew to celebrate his achievement . |
| 6 | But he knows Bonanza will have done some arithmetic , and will be wanting to ask a few questions . |
| 7 | I 'm driving them down , and I 'm going to stay a few days to help them settle in , I 'll be staying at a pub — ’ |
| 8 | I 'm going to have a few words with the professor . ’ |
| 9 | Before the programme starts you will be invited to say a few words for the sound balance . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm beginning to find a few clues . ’ |
| 11 | After all , now that women in particular live longer , middle age might be assumed to begin a few years later too . |
| 12 | Nikita Sergeyevich asked to be allowed to say a few words to the Central Committee plenum that would be held immediately afterwards . |
| 13 | Then I asked , as we were going to go from century to century , if I could be allowed to collect a few bits of paraphernalia as we went along — odd little items that had taken my fancy which would then turn up in other stories . |
| 14 | ‘ My dear Jane and friends , ’ he said , ‘ I am greatly privileged to have been asked to say a few words today . |
| 15 | They were bound to ask a few questions ! |
| 16 | We were beginning to see a few icebergs now , incredibly blue and in all kinds of weird shapes ; we had another reminder of just how far north we were , when a biting breeze blew up and it started snowing . |
| 17 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |
| 18 | The Glens need to beat Larne at Inver Park to be sure of reaching the quarter-finals and manager Robert Strain is looking to make a few alterations in his line-up . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's in the future but it will be another chapter in the book and I am sure Joe is going to point a few things out to me and help me along the way . |
| 20 | Yes , I think we defended quite well , obviously Ken erm is going to have a few saves each game anyway which I thought he done very well today . |
| 21 | Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen . |
| 22 | The point is , though , no matter how badly people might say he played that week and won — everybody 's going to miss a few fairways ; Tom Watson was just as erratic in 1983 , that 's his game and he 's no mug — he 'd got it all worked out . |
| 23 | As Venus moves into your sign , the pride you have taken in your appearance is bound to turn a few heads . |
| 24 | JOE COONEY is determined to jog a few memories this afternoon at Croke Park . |
| 25 | is hoping to take a few days off during August probably from Wednesday 12th – Wednesday 19th when the Office will be closed . |
| 26 | Crawford had been ordered to take a few days ' rest after pulling a leg muscle , but he was back after only a day , filming at the Piazzale del Faro . |
| 27 | He was going to collect a few possessions and move into Mrs Lorimer 's for a bit . |
| 28 | A new company , largely composed of untried broadcasters , was bound to make a few mistakes . |
| 29 | By this time I was beginning to gather a few ladies together who were interested in having a go at making vestments . |
| 30 | Then at the beginning of summer Maria wrote to say that she was coming to spend a few days with them . |