Example sentences of "only [vb base] [verb] a few [noun] " 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 | Such a service is particularly useful for people who only want to sell a few privatisation shares . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | I only have to go a few quid over and I get snooty letters threatening to take it off me . |
7 | 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 . |