Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay erm let's perhaps make a few comments then about the Vienna settlement itself . |
| 2 | As our bodies can only make a few of the necessary vitamins we need , they must be provided by what we eat . |
| 3 | When they called on us , they would always say to Mum , ‘ Fanny , we came to see how you are getting on , but we can only stay a few minutes . ’ |
| 4 | Sometimes the image would only remain a few seconds . |
| 5 | If you can only wait a few — ’ |
| 6 | It is obviously every bit as important to respect the wild flowers in a foreign country as it is in one 's own , and not to pick large quantities of anything as you will only need a few pieces to create a floral souvenir of your trip . |
| 7 | ‘ You 'd better break a few rules . ’ |
| 8 | However , we agreed that self-help schemes could only bring a few jobs and that a central demand should still be that the state provide jobs . |
| 9 | " You 'd better collect a few more like that : then you can make a notice board and frighten Fiver . |
| 10 | Peering into the tank using a strong eye-glass I could only see a few fry and I mean a few . |
| 11 | Getting on with what you should be doing that can only see a few people doing that who are actually getting on with what they should have been doing while you are waiting . |
| 12 | Volunteers need only provide a few hours of their time a week to be trained as a tutor . |
| 13 | There are 3,000 varieties , but you need only remember a few of them : Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are some of the most common examples . |
| 14 | When Doris joined my classes , her figure resembled a barrel and , accordingly , she could only perform a few of the easier exercises . |
| 15 | ‘ Should only take a few days . |
| 16 | It had been assumed that , because the journey would only take a few hours , it was better to be in the open air than in the dark and unventilated cargo holds . |
| 17 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 18 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 19 | It will only take a few hours of your time . |
| 20 | It would only take a few minutes . ’ |
| 21 | It will only take a few minutes , certainly . |
| 22 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 23 | you 're not right , peppers I 've got green peppers at home so they 'll be alright , better have a few tomatoes , |
| 24 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 25 | USAAF memorials have received much coverage in Fly/Past so I shall only mention a few . |
| 26 | Er but radical certainly as compared to how things operated before , when you went into the fitting shop , you know , you could , you could only walk a few feet |
| 27 | Today he 's kept alive by a machine … he can only walk a few yards before getting out of breath . |
| 28 | Together their income is £44,000 , more than the Lippitt family and far more than the Belkin family , yet they will only pay a few extra pounds a week in combined tax under Labour . |
| 29 | When Durbeyfield heard he would only get a few shillings for Prince 's dead body , he rose to the occasion . |
| 30 | Here we need only underline a few key concepts . |