Example sentences of "a few [noun] and [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 2 | Only a few hours and she would be with him again . |
| 3 | Pass a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals when I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 4 | I 'd pass a few ex a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals and I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 5 | I 'll get him I 'll get er Jane to give me a few dates and we 'll suit choose a suitable date and we 'll try all of the aspects everything about A L O work about the training , some of these we 've almost got solutions to ourselves we ought to be careful erm , if we can er draw up a proper agenda and discuss with him all of those issues |
| 6 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 7 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 8 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 9 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
| 10 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 11 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 12 | Storms Morrissey , at No 23 in the charts with former band The Smiths ' This Charming Man : ‘ I 've met Vic Reeves a few times and I ca n't believe he 'd do something so hurtful . |
| 13 | There are just a few questions and we 'll let you go back to the Vicarage . |
| 14 | ‘ Just a few questions and I 'll leave you in peace . ’ |
| 15 | They need to sort out a few things and they 'll be very competitive . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | find out a few details and I 'll meet you back at the estate agents |
| 18 | Give me a few days and I 'll do it when Stephen goes to New York . ’ |
| 19 | I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Just wait a few months and we will go as tourists . ’ |
| 21 | Here 's the bank — see the queue along the street from the cash point — people who 've got pots of money in that bank and all they 've got to do is press a few buttons and it 'll spew out a wad of crisp notes into their delicately manicured hand . |
| 22 | All he had to do was get up and walk a few steps and he could escape it all . |
| 23 | More or less yes , just a few adjustments and it could be up and running I would think . |