Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Teach me to live , that I may dread/The grave as little as my bed ’ , he had written ; in this spirit he carried his shroud in a portmanteau and put it on a few days before his death at Longleat in 1711 , which his friends considered to have been advanced by his fasting and mortifications . |
| 2 | erm so you know but you may find if you give , print off a few and give them to a few people over the weekend |
| 3 | He wooed her and wed her within a few months . |
| 4 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 5 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 6 | Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours . |
| 7 | Glynn 's fax duly arrived and when it became apparent that the wiring was beyond the skills of a cack-handed caveman they promptly offered to collect the guitar ( I only live in Aberdeen ! ) , modify it and return it within a few working days . |
| 8 | Go and see her in a few days . |