Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later Duhamel and his team were visited by an immaculate Inspector-General who told them they really ought to plant a few flowers around the gloomy station . |
| 2 | The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present . |
| 3 | If you mind that anyway , cos I may have a couple of people er that may want a few of them to , spoken to Dav , David , he 's got one or two as well . |
| 4 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 5 | Who may make a few inconvenient sexual overtures on the ritually appropriate nights of the week , and will want his strictly kosher dinner cooked on time . |
| 6 | Wilko may make a few weird decisions but his record speaks for itself . |
| 7 | Even this simple job can be a pitfall for those who do not pay due attention , so let's discuss a few salient points . |
| 8 | Well , let's consider a few … |
| 9 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches . |
| 12 | And now I must make a few preparations . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'd have thought your Brian could have found you somewhere a bit more comfortable , ’ interposed Mrs Harper , seeing her opportunity of introducing Brian to his disadvantage , ‘ he must know a few folk , it 's not only money that counts . … ’ |
| 14 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 15 | But David Townsend , director of Croydon SSD , has complained to Herbert Laming , SSI chief inspector , that inspectors should wait a few months for the reforms to bed down . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm really making a plea in the lectures that if the British want to get involved in Europe , they should show a few signs , be prepared to learn other languages , open up to other cultures . |
| 17 | ‘ People should carry a few dollars which they can hand over . |
| 18 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 19 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
| 20 | God willing , I should like a few more years in which to settle my own account . |
| 21 | I said , ‘ that should ruffle a few feathers , ’ but she did n't seem the least impressed . |
| 22 | People are bound to miss Gary Lineker but successors like me must score a few and establish reputations of their own . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We must string a few results together . ’ |
| 24 | We must try a few passes some time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The river looks great , we should have a few today . ’ |
| 26 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
| 27 | she must have a few of them , she 's been up there a while |
| 28 | Must have a few shows around you know . |
| 29 | Perhaps the Cabinet should book a few seats … |
| 30 | BRITISH Airways boss Lord King should take a few trips on Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic . |