Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] few [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Passers- by might expect a few satin teddies in the window .
2 If people do n't mind my having no degrees , I could give a few music lessons !
3 Above the wall we could see a few palm trees , a double row of adobe domes and a square keep .
4 You 'd like a few freebie games too ?
5 She 'll be a bit tough for eatin' but ah reckon she 'll make a few steak pies .
6 do n't know any more information other than it 's mesmerisingly brilliant and will damage a few shoe leathers .
7 Chris Patten is among the sceptics : ‘ Even if it ( investment ) were to be successful and encourage a 40 or 50 per cent increase in the use of rail , it would make damn-all difference to the growth in road traffic — it would just take a few percentage points off the top . ’
8 At present a person can take a few driving lessons and pass a driving test and he is then free to purchase any type of car they can afford , regardless of how powerful that car is .
9 In a few days Riddle 's body might be found and the two women would almost certainly arrange an elaborate funeral which they would attend and shed a few crocodile tears .
10 That 'll loosen a few apron strings , I guarantee it . "
11 Fear not , for excellent runners are once more in abundance and arms , should they be feeling the angle , need only last a few layaway moves to gain larger holds in the base of the slim upper groove .
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