Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd have thought your Brian could have found you somewhere a bit more comfortable , ’ interposed Mrs Harper , seeing her opportunity of introducing Brian to his disadvantage , ‘ he must know a few folk , it 's not only money that counts . … ’ |
| 3 | Here 's a new show — may not be much good — never mind , book Bernard Walton , he 'll get a few laughs out of it . |
| 4 | No he might he 's he might get a few friends and go out or . |
| 5 | ‘ If you could find out who the man was , the one who was there on Christmas Day evening … he might have a few answers . ’ |
| 6 | he might say a few words inside the hut , and that |
| 7 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 8 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 9 | He could strum a few chords , but the acoustic guitar on the records , is that him or is it you ? |
| 10 | The originator of the tapes has clearly decided to make his tape deck pay for itself ( although I think he could take a few hints on how to eliminate unwanted hum and noise ) and the result can only be described as a rip off . |
| 11 | He drank barley wine which is quite strong stuff and he 'd smoke a few joints as well , but to the best of my knowledge , he would n't touch any hard drugs at all . |
| 12 | If he 'd hit a few bumps in the road , it could have ended up wiping his face out , but he did very , very well . ’ |
| 13 | Well there 's another lad he 's been ill in health he 's worked more now than he ever has cos he used to work a few days and lose a few days and he was n't . |
| 14 | " Aye , but he used to keep a few beasts years ago . |
| 15 | He told the Congress of People 's Deputies that , while he would make a few personnel changes in his Cabinet , he would not give up his position as Prime Minister until he was sure the reforms had become irreversible . |
| 16 | Occasionally he would mutter a few words of comfort , or reach out a hand and lay it reassuringly on Sigarup 's blanketed body to let him know that he was still awake . |
| 17 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 18 | Did he know he would die a few years later ? |
| 19 | But first he would have a few minutes of self-indulgence . |
| 20 | Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore . |
| 21 | He would wait a few days before having his hair cut , so that they could not think that they had made him . |
| 22 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 23 | He can devote a few paragraphs to Brecht but pages to the crippled young would-be philosopher who spends his life in a barrow flicking through Spinoza and Kant with his tongue . |
| 24 | so he can write he can write a few books , he can go out there and talk |