Example sentences of "i [verb] a [adj] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rain , after I rang you this morning I made a few more enquiries and then went and told Barbara she was to come with me . ’ |
| 2 | I told a few more lies . |
| 3 | I put a few more matches down . |
| 4 | Under cross-examination I added a few more details about my supposed activities . |
| 5 | Ludo and I stand a few more moments looking at the body in the mud There is no doubt that he is dead . |
| 6 | ‘ While you were following your own pursuits this morning , I set a few more wheels in motion . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , ‘ I 've a few more things to do in the garden . |
| 8 | ‘ Now to look on the bright side of ffeatherstonehaugh 's , I 've a few more lines of Rochester for you : |
| 9 | ‘ I wish a few more people were like them . |
| 10 | Perhaps I need a few more games . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But I have a few more days before Chelsea have to decide whether to buy me . ’ |
| 12 | Honour having been saved , I for one was certainly not going to argue but , just for good measure , I hurled a few more insults back at the towering colossus who was marching towards us . |