Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [vb infin] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches .
2 You may remember a few months before Christmas , I think , that the five District Councils in Oxford County joined together to say that they felt that Government housing policy was failing to deal with the growing housing crisis in Oxfordshire .
3 You may have a dozen doctors er how many has it got in there for instance , oh it 's just got four all right .
4 ‘ When I introduce the film this evening you must say a few words too , ’ I said , and he agreed .
5 Remember the dice will always add at least 2″ to your estimate , and can add up to 10″ , so you should aim a few inches short of your target .
6 Yeah , but when we have a pint and a half o er , pound and a half of mince so you should have a three quarters of a pint .
7 At the same time you might score a few wounds on the enemy , and with a huge rank bonus and bonus from your standard you stand as good a chance as you 're going to get .
8 If you are short of money , you might get a few pounds for one , but if not , keep them till I return to see you — and our child . ’
9 You 'll make a few roubles out of that clock , old lad .
10 You ca n't solve one little corner , one little technical hiccup so you 'll throw a hundred years of decent work out the window and replace it with sci-fi fantasies .
11 You 'll pay a thousand times over .
12 He sat down beside Agnes , who said : ‘ Do n't wriggle or you 'll collapse a hundred years of military history . ’
13 Walk down the pedestrianised Grafton Street and you 'll hear a dozen buskers who look like Hothouse Flowers and sound like The Waterboys .
14 You 'll find a few changes there . ’
15 otherwise you 'll put a few spaces then a new line and this will go .
16 Mind you , you 'd need a few cushions
17 When you heard me I was imagining a process whereby you 'd have a strategic sites policy in the structure plan which would enable a local authority in preparing its local plan if it wished to identify a strategic site and that would then become in the local plan , you know subject to all those consultation processes , and then it 's part of the portfolio that is available in the published arena with a statutory framework behind it .
18 And sort of , I think it shows a lot the timelessness of , of costume and clothes , because this could be worn , I mean I 'm , you 'd get a few looks , but I mean it could be worn today and it 's quite , it 's awfully Laura Ashley is n't it
19 ‘ Nevertheless , Mrs Atkins , I would appreciate it if you could answer a few questions down at the station … ’
20 Q : Valerie has asked me if you could answer a few questions on her behalf .
21 We got £110 for doing the gig , but the PA cost us £105 to hire , so we bought beer with the other fiver — and that 's when you could get a few beers for a fiver !
22 And you could spend a few days there .
23 Do you enter a big competition , and you could win a million pounds plus six .
24 Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’
25 It would help if , perhaps , you could take a few days longer to prepare a considered report . "
26 ‘ That 's my problem , ’ Hari said firmly , ‘ what I want from you is help in making the shoes , perhaps you could work a few evenings for me ? ’
27 ‘ I should appreciate it if you would have a few words with her , unless , of course , you approve of such behaviour .
28 ‘ The dining-room has a most comfortable armchair , if you would like a few minutes , peace . ’
29 That stuff they 're giving you would kill a dozen cats .
30 In time you will gather a few grammes of gold , and you may even hit a ‘ glory hole ’ and fill a phial in a day .
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