Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | When an idea starts , perhaps only a slogan or a headline will be produced , but in the end the writer is going to have to write all the words in the ad ( though most clients tend to write a few themselves , sometimes over the agency 's dead body ) . |
| 2 | Now I want to lose a few pounds , ’ he says . |
| 3 | Such a service is particularly useful for people who only want to sell a few privatisation shares . |
| 4 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 5 | And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy . |
| 6 | But before leaving this matter of persistence I want to mention a few special cases of persistence on a finer scale . |
| 7 | I just want to spread a few good words and hopefully raise a few pounds for the three groups that I am involved with , ’ says Rosemary . |
| 8 | They forget to mention a few other little things . |
| 9 | TWO scientists from Stirling University expect to shed a few tears at tonight 's United Kingdom premiere of a Hollywood film that tells the extraordinary story of Augusto and Michaela Odone 's love for their son Lorenzo . |
| 10 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 11 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
| 12 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |
| 13 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 14 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 15 | Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks . |
| 16 | What I want to spend a few minutes on again this is something we 'll test tomorrow , right so I 'm giving you , training 's all about doing what do you think ? |
| 17 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
| 18 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
| 19 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
| 20 | Well I agree with that but I want to make a few points first of all , because poll tax was tangled up with this . |
| 21 | The result is likely to be closer relationships between customers and suppliers , which could be good news : Japanese companies such as Honda Motor tend to choose a few preferred suppliers and stick with them , rather than playing the field , and this policy seems to have paid off handsomely . |
| 22 | Oh and his wife 's got the first name too and the name of the his wife too and then you begin to you begin to put a few equations together . |
| 23 | ‘ We look to have a few problems , ’ he admitted yesterday . |
| 24 | Despite the over-arching presence of a sizeable clutch of masterstrokes , the Inspirals manage to deliver a few turkeys — ‘ This Is How It Feels ’ , for all its anthemic pretensions , still sounds like cloying Radio 2 fodder , and arty pieces like ‘ Flood ’ are prone to descend into unseemly pomposity . |
| 25 | Companies like Shakespeare and Ryobi produce some excellent rods for the angler with a tight budget whilemore expensive upmarket rods can be purchased from Sportex , Drennan , Graham Phillips and Tricast to name a few , . |
| 26 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sorry to keep you waiting , ’ he went on , ‘ but those of you who have been here before will know that I like to say a few words to break the ice before we get down to the real business of the weekend . |
| 28 | Just remember to take a few tins of things . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer . |
| 30 | I generally ask to have a few kicks before a big game , ’ Fox said . |