Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb base] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 2 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 3 | I only add a few words of my own out of deference to the contrary view expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Lowry , and to consider the cases on thefts from companies to which we were referred in the course of argument . |
| 4 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 5 | I still have a few copies and am sending this one for you to see . |
| 6 | I hardly know a dozen words . ’ |