Example sentences of "[pers pn] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take with you a few park-type finds , plus some examples of the dangerous junk we dispose of safely . |
| 2 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
| 3 | she had them a few month 's old did n't she ? |
| 4 | They 've had to go for the we did them a few sort of quotes on the survey side of this Arrow Park and er we 've got ta , you know , really stick to this tight budget because it 's the only way you can get them no matter what people are telling you erm about the recession being over , people still want things for nothing . |
| 5 | The screen shivered and cleared as he cut off , which allowed me to offer him a few choice epithets that he could n't hear . |
| 6 | She 'd tell him a few home truths about his condescending , heartless , authoritarian attitude . |
| 7 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 8 | ‘ I told him a few home truths , but it was a waste of breath , there was nothing I could do . ’ |
| 9 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 10 | He toyed with telling her a few home truths , but then decided it would do no good . |
| 11 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 12 | Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths . |