Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He showed them Viet Cong a thing or two , I could do with a few like 'im round 'ere . ’ |
| 4 | There are n't that many , but I could do with a few more clothes . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
| 6 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 7 | I made him understand that he was to stay where he was and I would return in a few minutes with a tin of tobacco . |
| 8 | In the following sections , I shall look at a few examples of each type of problem with some illustrations from my own work . |
| 9 | I will conclude with a few general points about the methodological problems raised by Freeman 's paper . |
| 10 | I I can think of a I can think of a few th of them who are going to be completely incomprehensible to you . |
| 11 | ‘ I can think of a few names . |
| 12 | ‘ I can think of a few consultants , not to mention some very tired registrars , ’ she added ruefully , ‘ who 'd give their right arm to work in conditions like these . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But I can pencil in a few other little misdemeanours . |