Example sentences of "you [verb] [verb] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
| 2 | Do you want to feed a few people sumptuously , or entertain masses of relatives and friends in a more modest manner ? |
| 3 | Maybe if you 'd spared a few minutes , you could 've become part of Gillian Wearing 's extensive collection of personalised banners . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you remember to cut a few inches off the exhaust-pipe ? ’ |
| 5 | Oh and his wife 's got the first name too and the name of the his wife too and then you begin to you begin to put a few equations together . |
| 6 | Yeah , if they come up to you with a microphone and say would you like to say a few words for the television programme yourself |
| 7 | One shaper in a group is n't too bad , more than one shaper in a group you start having a few problems . |
| 8 | The operating systems of the future , like Windows NT , may well require still more RAM once you start running a few applications on them . |
| 9 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 10 | The basic shape is very easy to make , but if you do have a little time you might want to give the dragon more elaborate scales . |
| 11 | Look for fish rising , try trotting down different lines ( but keep loose feeding your same one ) , do n't make any drastic changes until you 've made a few bites . |
| 12 | Is that what you 're talking about now when you 're saying about the about erm you did n't know what to About being frightened you 've said a few times . |
| 13 | Now , you 've run a few errands for me since then , without enquiring too closely about their nature . |
| 14 | But by the time you 've found that out , you 've met a few people , and you do n't need to hang around the hall any more . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I 'm sure you 've broken a few speed limits yourself since then . |
| 16 | It might be more acceptable when you 're older , when you 've had a few kids , to be fatter . |
| 17 | You 've had a few callers . |
| 18 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
| 19 | Yes , I think we 'll have to have have a good look , yes it 's alright when you 've got a few things to get , but when when you 've got the whole list . |
| 20 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You 've got a few scratches — but I doubt that there are any splinters , ’ he remarked . |
| 22 | Oh you , now you 've got a few letters in there L that 's an |
| 23 | With the diving you 've got a few decisions to make — some things to avoid , some personal choice — and it 's worth getting it right . |
| 24 | If you 've got a few days to spare , head inland to the 400 million year old Presley Hills . |
| 25 | But you 've got a few months left , enough time for a very shrewd operator to move in . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ You 've got a few manners , I see . |
| 27 | You know cos at least you 've got a few fields for the kids to play on and you 've got a decent park , you 've got a nice pub just down the road and then you 've got the big sports hall . |
| 28 | Once you had served a few years , you might come to detest the job , but you committed yourself to the future . |
| 29 | You had to pee a few times a day to survive . |
| 30 | She wished she 'd already applied her make-up ; she was still good-looking without it , she knew , but at thirty-eight you had to expect a few flaws . |