Example sentences of "only [verb] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 2 | ‘ I only intend to stay a few minutes . |
| 3 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |
| 4 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
| 5 | And the fact that having a baby and adjusting to motherhood are only permitted to cause a few days ' disruption must be a bad thing — when what mothers really need is adequate time to rest ( between feeds ) , plenty of boosts to their ego , lots of love and confidence building . |
| 6 | His voice only seemed to travel a few feet , then it stopped dead . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm only going to trade a few horses , woman , nothing else . ’ |
| 8 | My father thought the sentence unjust because he had only agreed to buy a few bottles of bootleg whisky . |
| 9 | I only need to carry a few tubes of paint and some water in an old squash bottle , all packed into my fisherman 's box which doubles for a seat , and my paper masking-taped down to my board . |
| 10 | I only wanted to get a few comments about Froggy . |