Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | Throughout the next two years I had lost interest in the game I would wait a few months and then in a space of a week I would go and have a few games it was n't until 1993 early January that I started playing regularly again I was determined to get a handicap and play in a few competitions sometime that year . |
| 34 | Let us consider a few cases . |
| 35 | In this section we shall consider a few examples of these calculations . |
| 36 | Let us consider a few exanples . |
| 37 | So Melanie would unpack a few things and go to bed early , herself . |
| 38 | The Americans and British , intent on not getting stuck in the town , wandered in and out talking of electricity and sanitation , then said they would send a few soldiers for a short time . |
| 39 | You can expect a few aches tomorrow , as new exercises usually cause our muscles to respond 48 hours after we do them . |
| 40 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 41 | ‘ 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 . |
| 42 | He will probably show a few signs of wear and tear , but as long as your vet recommends purchase he could be a good buy . |
| 43 | It 's the sort of film you can sit and watch a few times . |
| 44 | ‘ I 'll just do a few sketches , ’ she muttered . |
| 45 | Soon she realised that he was singing her praises to his friends , because other similar garden owners rang her up and asked her if she could do a few hours for them too . |
| 46 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 47 | He came out of the bedclothes and said , ‘ While I 'm laid up like this , why do n't you do a few concerts on your own ? ’ |
| 48 | ‘ I think she 's got the attribute that every good cook should have — if you can do a few things really well , stay with those rather than attempt the impossible . ’ |
| 49 | In 1981 Seve asked me if I 'd do a few tournaments with him when he came to the States . |
| 50 | In view of the potential for chlamydia to damage the fallopian tubes we may even prevent a few cases of infertility in the process . |
| 51 | May I present a few eye-openers for those who have accused Pakistan bowlers of doctoring the ball ? |
| 52 | I suppose you could just imagine that ring had slipped off your finger , that would bring a few tears . |
| 53 | Just then they heard a heavy footstep outside , and a voice called , ‘ Neighbours , can I bring a few lambs in there ? ’ |
| 54 | However , we agreed that self-help schemes could only bring a few jobs and that a central demand should still be that the state provide jobs . |
| 55 | In strictly layman 's terms , the amount of additional engine-weight and fuel that any supersonic aircraft could get off the ground would give a few minutes of sub-orbital time , if that . |
| 56 | I am doing my best , but I wish a few more would give a few hours of their time . , . |
| 57 | Perhaps I can give a few pointers to anyone just starting up . |
| 58 | Let me give a few illustrations . |
| 59 | Let me give a few examples : I can will knowledge but not wisdom ; going to bed but not sleeping ; eating but not hunger … self-assertion but not courage … reading but not understanding … |
| 60 | Let me give a few examples of vanished empires which at the time seemed invincible . |