Example sentences of "[modal v] have a few " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The river looks great , we should have a few today . ’ |
2 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
3 | she must have a few of them , she 's been up there a while |
4 | Must have a few shows around you know . |
5 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
6 | fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) . |
7 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
8 | If you 'll allow me , I 'll have a few of his titles sent round to your hotel . |
9 | Because she is now out of work they 'll pay for it , and she 'll have a few pounds left to see her through . |
10 | All right now before we do any more dates put your hands down and we 'll have a few more birthday dates in a bit . |
11 | Mm next time I come I 'll have a few little thingies off you |
12 | Yes , we 'll have a few . |
13 | We 'll have a few reports to do next week . |
14 | doctor says I 'll have a few words with him . |
15 | er but no doubt we 'll have a few showers I 'm sure |
16 | Oh go on , let them open , I 'll have a few with my tea . |
17 | I 'll have a few more |
18 | He thinks perhaps I might have a few days away from here . |
19 | ‘ If you could find out who the man was , the one who was there on Christmas Day evening … he might have a few answers . ’ |
20 | But we were n't thinking about having professional people in our group — we might have a few to help us out but we 'll pick our own . ’ |
21 | Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again . |
22 | I think I will and I think the rest of the team might have a few erm sherbets tonight , I do n't know . |
23 | ‘ If I could have a few minutes — let's say half an hour — to think it over and make some notes , I daresay we 'll be as right as a snail 's whisker . ’ |
24 | We could have a few beers after the match etc . |
25 | Here is an extract from the minutes of January 10 : ‘ J Peeke brought to the attention of the committee that she only had one set of keys , not two like stated at the Christmas Party when a councillor asked where the Space Invaders keys were so they could have a few free games . ’ |
26 | ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on . |
27 | At least she 'd have a few precious moments alone with him before Doreen arrived . |
28 | The inspector may have a few unkind words to say about the CEGB 's case , especially its economics , but it will , in all probability , be pretty tame stuff . |
29 | Partial matches with the lexicon may have a few characters from the beginning of a word , together with approximate word shape information ( see also section 6.3 ) . |
30 | A large extended family may have a few dozen members . |