Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
2 | It is sometimes very difficult indeed not to be very cross , and there have been some occasions when I have had to go and chop up a few logs in order to abate my own aggression before replying . |
3 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
4 | That could bring in a few more . |
5 | No doubt they would send over a few H.E . |
6 | One rabbit can finish off a few hundred young trees in no time . " |
7 | All you have to do is give up a few square yards of lawn space . |
8 | Q Could you please clear up a few points which I am sure confuse other readers as well as myself . |
9 | Should he dash off a few writs ? |
10 | why do n't you wait and see what the numbers are like and then you can always ring up a few people and say we 've got a space if you 'd like to come |
11 | THE congregation from Orangefield Presbyterian Church will see out the few remaining days of summer as they plan a family fun day this Saturday at Orangefield Park . |
12 | okay it 'll be that so you can eventually you can build up a few tricks that 'll help you sort out a lot of the spelling . |
13 | Okay , let's have a break er if you can come back reasonably quickly er we can make up a few seconds . |
14 | The parents had all departed into the warehouse with Uncle Knacker to ‘ knock up a few looseboxes ’ . |
15 | If you could just jot down a few ideas that . |
16 | At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals . |
17 | The Americans led 54–41 at half-time and it always seemed they could step up a few gears when required . |
18 | The drop down to half-moon Rhossili Bay below me was almost sheer , and the sea was striped with shimmering blue and white as endlessly long parallel lines of surf moved in slow motion towards the expanse of sand , on which I could just make out a few figures as tiny specks . |
19 | We could vaguely make out a few buildings as we caught the bubble up to La Saulire , and then headed down into Courchevel . |
20 | Particularly where you 've more or less got the idea of it but you think you just want to sort of tidy up a few details an |
21 | As a personal contribution to the stability of British industry ( who on earth invented that one ? ) may I pass on a few nuggets of advice : |
22 | How ironic that she felt so alive in Piers 's company , the one man who could shrug her off as carelessly as he would shrug off a few flecks of sand from his T-shirt . |
23 | In fact she might even just dream up a few to even up the score a little . |
24 | ‘ George Graham says they can go up a few gears for the replay , but we 'll wait and see . |
25 | I 'll want you to think about that tonight , I 'm gon na hand out a few sheets that might might explain a little bit of synergy erm I believe synergy this is my this is more of a sort of worldly view . |
26 | You held your hand still on the page and you traced around each finger , and all the little contours of your finger joints were captured , and you would go around a few times , and each time the pencil was at a slightly different angle , so you got this aura of your hand , that was so much more accurate than you could ever draw , and all you had to do was put in the fingernails and the little wrinkles on the backs of your fingers and you really had something ? |
27 | I knew there would be some details that might fill in a few gaps and , indeed , I had not known that Mme G had kept in touch with Otto and that , prior to my arrival on the scene , he frequently drove over to Reine with tempting delicacies that Jean-Claude invariably refused to eat . |
28 | You can pick off a few young leaves for salads or cooking . |
29 | ‘ It is unlikely that we would sue the government — in fact , we might even pick up a few extra funds on the back of theirs . |
30 | He would be treated to the kind of service his carrier is struggling to achieve and might even pick up a few tips on how an airline should be run . |