Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dustin , who had arrived with Anne , three-month-old Jennifer , and a nanny , played the piano or sang dirty songs to a guitar accompaniment in the hotel lounge in the evenings and , on one occasion , went into the kitchen to gather a few pots and pans to use as bongo drums in order to entertain his colleagues . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 3 | You 're feeling exceptionally lucky so this is the best of times to launch a few other thoughts . |
| 4 | Well , I can report on that front that we have been offered the opportunity to secure a few locomotives ( one has already been given to us ) , and a number of pieces of rolling stock . |
| 5 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 6 | Keep the rudder where it is and allow the speed to increase a few knots so that both you and the student can observe the exact position of the rudder pedals . |
| 7 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 8 | ‘ We expected Uri to bend a few spoons but we did n't expect the viewers to bend the truth , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Your only problem is choosing , and before you choose read these words to understand a few basics about the quality of Italian accommodation . |
| 10 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 11 | Until the eighteenth century settlement within the neighbouring parish of West Bromwich took the form of small groups of cottages clustered together in ‘ ends ’ around the heaths , where squatters had opportunities to graze a few animals and to build a little workshop . |
| 12 | On a warm day , the instructions said , it would be sufficient for the horseman to place a few drops on his perspiring forehead to call his horses from a fair distance without saying a word , or making any sound . |
| 13 | It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ . |
| 14 | The following summary of ideas on stress placement in nouns , verbs and adjectives is an attempt to present a few rules in the simplest possible form . |
| 15 | A Salvation Army officer friend had arranged for Ann to spend a few days away from home to help her resolve her feelings about the crisis before starting to tackle the difficulties in her marriage . |
| 16 | For some , the Council was no more than a prudent but much misunderstood attempt to update a few relatively minor matters . |
| 17 | ‘ You sound apologetic , as if it 's a crime to make a few more million . |
| 18 | House-hunters in the Castlereagh area still have the opportunity to purchase a few remaining properties through the scheme and can get further information by ringing freephone 333644 . |
| 19 | Dr Rodwell recently commissioned a conservator to consolidate a few loose pieces but no major work is anticipated . |
| 20 | When she returned to the house in late afternoon , Ellie 's determination to put a few pertinent questions to Mrs McMahon and then leave was thwarted — deliberately , probably — by Feargal , who was with his mother in the lounge . |
| 21 | The couple 's interest in gardening began with the desire to grow fuchsias to fill a few pots and baskets . |
| 22 | There are few short cuts in any weight loss regime , but new light metal alloys and ceramics will probably enable the smaller diesel engine to shed a few pounds . |
| 23 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 24 | Everyone is aware that the Chancellor has a difficult ordeal to face a few hours later and no one wants to make the occasion even worse . |
| 25 | I amble over to Odd-Knut to ask a few dumb questions . |
| 26 | Most impressive was a demonstration of real-time speech to text , where Digital Equipment Corp 's chief tempted fate by getting the machine to translate a few words . |
| 27 | Most impressive was a demonstration of real-time speech to text , where Digital Equipment Corp 's chief tempted fate by getting the machine to translate a few words . |
| 28 | When would the fourth pall-bearer arrive , because , although the labouring side of his assignment was being carried out , he was the first to be called by Alan to say a few words , and also why was the organist playing in such a muted fashion ? |
| 29 | From April , child benefits are to be raised in the hope of encouraging parents to produce a few more babies . |
| 30 | ‘ Sounds a good place to plant a few informers . ’ |