Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | For some , the Council was no more than a prudent but much misunderstood attempt to update a few relatively minor matters . |
| 12 | ‘ You sound apologetic , as if it 's a crime to make a few more million . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Dr Rodwell recently commissioned a conservator to consolidate a few loose pieces but no major work is anticipated . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Sounds a good place to plant a few informers . ’ |
| 21 | In your mind you will have a picture of your ideal small farm with grass , crops , livestock , vegetables , and fruit meeting most of your needs , without waste , and a marketable surplus to provide a few luxuries . |
| 22 | She had even let Doc Threadneedle into her greymass to plug a few loops , although she did n't want too much done in there . |
| 23 | A bonfire on the beach tonight when it 'll be too dark for my eye to catch a few stray words of love . |
| 24 | You might think that the doctor 's waiting room is just the place to crack a few gags . |
| 25 | We urged the WO to get the SoS to revoke a few such departure applications to send a clear signal to these ( and all planning authorities ) , that the SoS expects them to follow Government guidance . |
| 26 | We asked the Tony & Guy team to share a few of their style secrets with us . |
| 27 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 28 | Wimbledon 1992 would seem to be the ideal venue to prove a few people wrong . |
| 29 | ’ And the chance to flatten a few Gharrgoyles . ’ |
| 30 | Threatened with imminent closure — his prime Liverpool city centre ramp was needed for something far less interestin' — Neil Danns threw a skate jam/party to leave a few good memories of what , despite the ramp 's inadequacies was the focus of the local skate scene . |