Example sentences of "[pers pn] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Give " em a few months , and you should see the share price double . |
2 | She a few times . |
3 | If you 'll teach me I 'll come and work for you a few hours a week . ’ |
4 | Maybe it caused you a few problems , but you might be about to get your reward in heaven . |
5 | Mm yes it would save you a few pennies would n't it , yes ? |
6 | Ask you a few things . |
7 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she began , taking up her basket . |
8 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she said , glancing back to where her basket stood on the floor . |
9 | That would tell you a few things . |
10 | He says to her aye , he says , I could tell you a few things about Fiona that 'll make your hair curl . |
11 | I 'll tell you what anyway Jim I 'm coming back next week to er give you a few answers coming out of this fact find so |
12 | He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing . |
13 | Well that was the question that Mr asked you a few minutes ago was n't it , er Mr ? |
14 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
15 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
16 | I must say I 've only grown two maincrop this year , I 've been clearing some new ground and I 've just grown King Edward and Pink Fir Apple , I 've got the biggest biggest Pink Fir Apples you have ever seen bar none but I 'm coming back to you now Fred , I put to you a few minutes ago , your personal recommendations for the best three or four or five potatoes for the different cooking purposes . |
17 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
18 | And to be fair to you I 'm again going to give you a few minutes to talk about that , not quite as long as the other time , then I 'll ask you to jot a couple of things down as well as , so I 'm just telling you in advance . |
19 | So erm right now I think we might as well erm allow things to draw naturally to a close there so um let's see erm this gives you a few minutes to catch your breath in time for video , for those of you who 're erm intending to watch it . |
20 | ‘ We would like to ask you a few questions about Andrew Livesey . |
21 | ‘ I just wanted to ask you a few questions about your neighbour , Gladys Brown . |
22 | One chair at the bottom of the table was empty , and as I came in Dr Barton , with hardly more than a nod in my direction , indicated the chair and said sternly , ‘ You may sit , Doctor Masters , while we ask you a few questions . ’ |
23 | ‘ I 'd like to ask you a few questions , Miss Cassidy ? ’ |
24 | ‘ Miss Fraser , I 'd like to ask you a few questions if I may . ’ |
25 | ‘ Because if you have , the Company might want to ask you a few questions . ’ |
26 | We just want to ask you a few questions and get out . |
27 | ‘ Constable Aplin and I came here to ask you a few questions about a certain matter . |
28 | You know your workbooks that you 've got , he 's actually asking you a few questions relating to the statistics that er , Dr. Bernard 's going to mention , so can I ask you to get your workbooks and a pen , just so that you can jot down some of the information . |
29 | So I 'd like to ask you er , I 'll move on and ask you a few questions about places you 've lived in the past . |
30 | I tell you what I 'll ask you a few questions . |