Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hotels shelter discreetly among refreshing pine trees or beside sumptuous sandy shores , and everywhere there is an opportunity to relax , to enjoy a wide variety of watersports or to play a few rounds at the 18-hole Is Molas Golf Club . |
| 2 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 3 | In the near future I intend to expand this unholy alliance into a much larger tank and to try a few experiments with the set-up and some new species which I 'll no doubt relate if they 're successful . |
| 4 | The most I can do is to offer a very brief and personal view of some of the recent changes in emphasis drawing from the syllabuses of ten countries and to isolate a few of the new approaches which strike me as particularly interesting and exciting . |
| 5 | I 'm going to brief Major Lower that we should recommend the whole fleet be grounded at least until we 've had time to get this examined in detail and to inspect a few more . ’ |
| 6 | & sup1 ; I want to talk about reactions to the report and to highlight a few issues which have arisen since it was written . |
| 7 | In one study subjects were required to telephone the local weather information service on awakening , and to record a few details of the weather forecast on the top of their diary sheet before writing down their accounts of their dreams . |
| 8 | The purpose of this chapter is to distinguish between the main types of bibliography used for selection , and to give a few pertinent examples of each . |
| 9 | The idea is to present politicians as human beings — not always an easy job — and to offer a few insights into the person behind the tub-thumping . |
| 10 | There is a pattern in which women are likely to leave the labour market at the birth of their first child , and to return a few years later , typically when the last child has entered school . |
| 11 | Introductions are important , and to say a few encouraging words about each individual can be helpful . |
| 12 | However , every piece of music is different and has its own problems , and it is therefore necessary to point out a few pitfalls , and to make a few special recommendations . |
| 13 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 14 | To condemn the movies was not only to condemn the masses , but to score a few debating points off Americans . |
| 15 | It is not possible to go into the details of the technology involved or to mention all the companies now producing hardware and software for the hotel industry , but to name a few : |
| 16 | Cormacks , Mackies , Craigline , Henry & MacGregor and Salvesons of Leith , Denholm of Boness , Gillespie & Nicol and Shield Line of Grangemouth but to name a few . |
| 17 | The solution is not to stop training , racing and getting up in the morning , but to make a few subtle adaptations , like allowing ourselves rest days we should have given ourselves years ago . |