Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | He discarded his captain Wayne Shelford in a rather messy episode in mid-1990 only to find a few months later that Shelford 's replacement also had his faults . |
| 2 | If that is the case that each of the political parties , as I assume is the case for er the Conservative party , I know it to be the case of the Labour party I assume the same is true for the Liberal Democrats and other parties represented in this house , that they undertake the very considerable organisational er er process of selecting candidates only to find a few weeks before June the ninth , that as a result of the difficulties that I 've described as far as the French government attitude towards these elections is concerned , that er in fact we have to revert to the existing arrangements and that we can not have these new er boundaries in place . |
| 3 | The path was narrow and climbed steeply between thickets of gorse which were in flower ; nothing to be compared with the dramatic spring show but enough to provide a few patches of welcome colour against the sombre background of the moor in November . |
| 4 | There is clearly enough to conceal a few mysteries as well . |
| 5 | For a convincing construction of a normal form it is not enough merely to list a few types of equivalence that can arise and show how to deal with them . |
| 6 | I took up my pint as Jamie settled in to blast a few of the gaudy formations . |
| 7 | In writing an auto-biography or the story of my life , or the intimate journals or diary of myself , it would be well perhaps to give a few details concerning my birth ; a date or two might add a little dignity also . |
| 8 | Of course the text looks pretty rough around the edges at 72dpi and the technology costs an small fortune but it 's certainly enough to turn a few heads . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't care , ’ he insisted , loudly enough to turn a few heads . |
| 10 | ‘ Civil enough to supply a few of the home comforts my bachelor status denies me , perhaps ? ’ |
| 11 | If you are lucky enough to get a few rays of sunshine , you are still faced with the possibility of playing on frosty fairways in sub-freezing temperatures and having to pack your clubs away by 4pm when visibility declines . |
| 12 | ‘ On the Thursday you return to Streatley , to maintain the myth of your father 's continuing business interests ; and perhaps to check a few details with Dr Lefeuvre . |
| 13 | Even if they are deep enough to house a few aquatic plants , it would be unwise to do this , for when used for their proper purpose , water turbulence is such that none but the coarsest and most vigorous aquatics would survive . |
| 14 | Eventually she simmered down sufficiently to complete a few small office jobs , and she had just checked the answering machine when the sound of voices floated through the open front entrance . |
| 15 | They dive into the mist and vanish , only to reappear a few minutes later , some considerable distance away . |
| 16 | It was probably in the course of Hazlitt 's three-week visit that Joseph Cottle also arrived , finally persuaded by Coleridge and Wordsworth that he should travel down to spend a few days discussing the intended volume of poetry . |
| 17 | You can teach other members of your family how to take care of the patient in this basic way , or professional ‘ babysitters ’ who can come in to spend a few hours with the patient so that you can get away . |
| 18 | Occasionally they would get a little wary and move out of the swim but only to return a few minutes later to the area that they had apparently cleared for spawning . |
| 19 | Stopping only to throw a few necessary items into the back of the car , Cassie drove to the sea . |
| 20 | And also , back in their team is erm Michael Lee who 's been banned for some years now , and he 's raring to go and erm I think they 're all coming down to prove a few points . |
| 21 | The contract should have been drafted to take account of United Kingdom law , it was simply not good enough to make a few modifications to an American form of contract . |
| 22 | I 'm all ready just to do a few more look Ann . |
| 23 | How about a monthly column showing how to set up the ever-expanding range of multi-effects processors to get the sounds made famous by the professionals : eg. Eddie Van Halen 's ‘ brown ’ sound , Brian May 's sound and Nuno Bettencourt 's sound , just to name a few . |
| 24 | The seas are full of mackerel , pollock , dogfish , wrass , conger eels and a variety of flat fish , just to name a few , so the fishing is great . |
| 25 | Even if it IS about money , again a player should not have to leave Leeds if he does nt want to just to get a few bob extra . |
| 26 | Just to say a few words fire as usual he did n't actually those those to erm . |
| 27 | Seasonal work is so uncertain that the pickers are forced to work whatever the conditions just to make a few extra pesos . |
| 28 | ‘ I was saying we can arrange to move Miss Duncan to the hospital for a while , just to make a few precautionary tests . ’ |
| 29 | And we 'll drop in on the way home to watch a few election results or do you think if I start having a party tomorrow night it 's gon na get out of hand ? |
| 30 | Like to lay a few pounds like |