Example sentences of "a few [adj] [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Make your new greenhouse a success by asking a few essential questions before you buy , says Jonathan Edwards |
| 2 | The smart metalled road which links the new colonies to Aurobindo Marg gives out a few hundred feet before you get to the village . |
| 3 | After a simple pre-take off litany ( minus the F for flaps ) which should be familiar to any Cessna 150 pilot , the Aircoupe accelerated down Halfpenny Green 's Runway 34 in a formation take-off , becoming airborne in a few hundred feet before I had to throttle back to keep in station with the hard-climbing 172 camera ship . |
| 4 | I had a few casual relationships after I left the Sorbonne . |
| 5 | ‘ He managed to give the authorities a few sketchy details before he died . |
| 6 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 7 | The linnet lifted its beak and uttered a few melancholy notes as she opened the cage door . |
| 8 | Perhaps for this reason above any other , aromatherapy has sometimes been dismissed out of hand by a few dyed-in-the-wool traditionalists because they believe a certain amount of discomfort must be felt if it 's to do us any good ! |
| 9 | A few extra minutes while he went up for his loser 's medal would n't have made much difference . |
| 10 | His parents had neglected this aspect of his upbringing , having largely abandoned their religion but for a few outer forms before he was born . |
| 11 | So having said that I thought that there were more important issues for the council to discuss , I do n't think it 'd be fair to let this second debate on the subject pass without actually making a few er er a very short erm a few short remarks cos I think we need to be clear about the issues . |
| 12 | Only a few short weeks before she was due to come to Edinburgh and receive the medal , she was forced to go into hiding in her own country . |
| 13 | The fuchsia by the broken-down gate spilled a few dead blossoms as he brushed past it . |
| 14 | I know it is , it 's not exactly doing a lot for me either but er cos it gets raised every bloody management meeting but I think having discussed the matter we 've actually opened ourselves out a few more options than we probably thought we had |
| 15 | Lancing , who surprised themselves and everyone else by making their first appearance in the Halford Hewitt Cup final against the winners , Shrewsbury , last April , will raise a few more eyebrows if they do half as well this time . |
| 16 | We asked if she was getting tired of being subjected to all these questions , and she said that she had a few more minutes before she had to go and meet Jack and Rod for lunch . |
| 17 | I 've had a few blokes , a few more blokes than you . |
| 18 | He quietly filled in a few more forms while she was changing . |
| 19 | The other aspect Mr Mayor that I , that I want t to dwell on is the thing about housing benefits themselves , there 's been a lot of talk by a lot of speakers about benefits and er means testing in the years gone by and well okay I 'll give councillor a few more years than I have , I do n't remember the forties because I was born towards the end of them but , y'know , maybe that happened . |
| 20 | It was a few more years before I found mine . |
| 21 | He was hanging upside down , and he was so soaked in blood that it was a few more seconds before I discovered the severed artery was somewhere in his left leg . |
| 22 | He is planning a few more encounters before he becomes re-eligible for rugby next September . |
| 23 | WELL LAY A FEW MORE RECRUITS BEFORE YE GO … |
| 24 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 25 | ‘ It will probably take a few more days before we know the source , but it would be up to the Disciplinary Committee to decide whether it will be made public , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ It will improve the standards of Irish rugby but it will require a few more seasons until we see the real value of the hard competitive stuff ’ . |
| 27 | The toad is quickly dropped and escapes — with no more than a few minor punctures if it is lucky . |
| 28 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |