Example sentences of "would [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then they 'd call for a few days afterwards er whatever . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | ‘ The next day she would always phone to say that she had been in and she 'd pick on a few things that she was n't quite happy with . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | He was then still slightly shy in company , though sharp and confident in other areas and among his equals , like the pool halls where he would hustle for a few dollars . |
| 6 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 7 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 8 | She would drown within a few minutes . |
| 9 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 10 | ‘ But I thought it was extremely funny — Audrey would whizz through a few chores in the shop , then she 'd go swanning off shopping somewhere , ’ smiles Sue . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days . |
| 13 | I think she felt that nothing much would happen for a few years . |
| 14 | He was assured that he would hear in a few days . |
| 15 | The computer had located the catalogue , and it would arrive in a few minutes . |
| 16 | He also said that " we are going to show how a revolution can be enacted through democratic principles , how democracy can be practised with one party " and announced that the National Assembly would reassemble within a few months in order to approve an electoral law which would lead to the holding of direct legislative elections in 1993 . |
| 17 | But for now , she would not allow herself to think , she would rest for a few hours and then make arrangements to deal with business matters . |
| 18 | A sudden sickness and fatigue swamped her , and she felt incapable of facing the long , painful inquest that would start in a few minutes — incapable of sustaining any longer the intolerable labour of love . |
| 19 | The iodine-131 deposited on the ground would decay in a few weeks . |