Example sentences of "to [noun] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | A survey of usage also brings to light a few cases of a rare use — the to infinitive denoting an action after make . |
2 | The army occupies an area of land the size of Torness turbine hall with each soldier standing stiffly to attention a few inches from his neighbours . |
3 | When d'Argenlieu dispatched himself hastily to Paris a few days after the French elections and before the Haiphong incident , it was to lobby intensively for a policy of firmness ; and his tactic , says Devillers , was simple : to create fear . |
4 | ‘ I 've been back to London a few times in the last year , and I 've had some great times there , ’ she enthused . |
5 | The Queen Mother took the reverse stoically , writing to Cazalet a few days after the Grand National : ‘ We will not be done in by this , and will just keep on trying . ’ |
6 | As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one . |