Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sam Baker QC ( almost ) from number 113a had suggested that he ‘ bring along a few bottles of my Australian Chardonnay ’ but no one could face the prospect of being talked through another glass of uniquely flinty , resonantly expressive Murray River Chardonnay by Sam Baker QC ( almost ) . |
| 2 | Bring in a few television lamps though and watch your amps . |
| 3 | Throw Enfield a question and he 'll bounce it around , knock off a few apt replies and then launch himself into one of the manic routines from the new show . |
| 4 | I saw her knock back a few glasses but never saw her tight ! |
| 5 | About 20 trainees may be brought together for about ten days spread over a few months , interspersed with more in-bureau case study exercises and observation . |
| 6 | The leader let off a few rounds which went bellowing over our heads . |
| 7 | Scrape the soil away from the plant to expose some of its larger roots and cut off a few of these with a sharp knife . |
| 8 | Oh , he said , I expect in a minute the door will be flung back and I 'll be dragged off to some sort of temple arena where I 'll fight maybe a couple of giant spiders and an eight-foot slave from the jungles of Klatch and then I 'll rescue some kind of a princess from the altar and then kill off a few guards or whatever and then this girl will show me the secret passage out of the place and we 'll liberate a couple of horses and escape with the treasure . ’ |
| 9 | Is it enough to assume you are comparatively fit because you walk up a few stairs or stretch and bend a little as you go about your household chores ? |
| 10 | So forget the tick lists , lower your sights and next time the high tops are covered in thick mist seek out a few of these miniature mountain gems . |
| 11 | I jumped in , let out a few expletives and was out again just as quickly . |
| 12 | Do n't be afraid to open up uncharted areas or kick down a few fences . |
| 13 | If you ca n't get more heat up there , let us move the games room down a few floors . " |
| 14 | Chase up a few stories . |
| 15 | Clear up a few unsolveds , eh sir ? ’ |
| 16 | you do is hang it over on the clothes line , stand back a few inches , just give it an even spray , |
| 17 | I find an old plastic carrier bag , tip out the few bits of string and wire it contains and replace them with a handful of rusty bolts from the biscuit tin . |
| 18 | In Meswick hunters can find lodging in the Mushroom Cap Motel and tip back a few beers at the Mushroom Bar at the end of a long day 's tramp . |
| 19 | At least confident that Spouse will enjoy , and probably pick up a few tips from , biography of Hitler . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , ’ says the ex-chief executive philosophically , ‘ when you 've managed a business in crisis mode as long as I have , you pick up a few enemies . ’ |
| 21 | As soon as it is well open , and perhaps already dropping pollen grains on to its own stigma and petals , pick up a few grains with a small paint brush , and transfer them to the stigma of the female . |
| 22 | ‘ Instead of grabbing a tin of soup the book will say , ‘ Pick up a few carrots , a leek , chop them up and throw them in water , add a dash of cream , a few leaves of chervil , and you have something homely and delicious that you have made . ’ |
| 23 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 24 | Picture a once decent apartment building in the Bronx , New York , a part of the city where poverty , drug abuse , AIDS , and prostitution abound , and witness over a few years how it is transformed into a miserable squat and ultimately bulldozed to make way for a new police station . |
| 25 | Maybe if we set up a few committees , something will happen . ’ |
| 26 | Remember back a few issues ( UX No 363 ) when Gain Technology , the multimedia start-up that used to call itself Cayenne Systems , was talking about giving the IBM/Apple joint venture a run for its money and persuading IBM to adopt its technology ? |
| 27 | And , even more unexpectedly , change back a few pages later ? |
| 28 | Pick out a few terms and decide how they are best defined . |
| 29 | find out a few details and I 'll meet you back at the estate agents |
| 30 | Well , she thought , it wo n't be difficult to judge how right I am , if I pay out a few yards of line for him . |