Example sentences of "[vb infin] a few things " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and his wife Shirley — who have a married daughter — will also buy a few things for the house with their summer windfall . |
| 2 | So Melanie would unpack a few things and go to bed early , herself . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll just fetch a few things we might need . ’ |
| 5 | We have let a few people remix a few things , just for fun , but normally I would n't want to change it ; it had a certain magic at the time . |
| 6 | Get out your grammar books and I will explain a few things to you that will help your conversation if you can get them into your so stupid heads . |
| 7 | Prior to getting around to the job I have to do , and that is to honour those men that gave their lives so that we could be free , I 'd like to just share a few things with you as we return to this wonderful country . |
| 8 | Well could n't we just have a few things |
| 9 | Fortunately I do n't have to do the really dangerous stuff , buteven backstage in the wings I did have a few things falling about me on the last day in Manchester . |
| 10 | Sanctioned by staff , a group meeting was held at which Billy suggested setting up a new committee to ‘ get a few things sorted out ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ Let's get a few things straight , ’ he said in a grim voice ; ‘ we 'll be sharing this house , whether you like it or not , and I do n't intend to be the subject of your childish ill-temper . |
| 12 | Ok , lets get a few things cleared up straight away . |
| 13 | ‘ Now , let's get a few things straight . |
| 14 | No I 'll get a few things . |
| 15 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 16 | Okay perhaps we can er er wrap a few things up on the erm on the er Vienna er settlement and the congress system itself . |
| 17 | Let me say a few things about this . |
| 18 | So let me just say a few things before he does arrive , and catch his breath and perhaps have a cup of tea , on , on a topic which we , it 's not fully listed but I think is worth just mentioning , and that is writing for the press , because it may occur to you and in fact you may yourself on occasions , write things for the press . |
| 19 | I think that they may be frightened to speak up and that they 're scared that if they say something that they do n't know , like a lot of them do n't know the facts , like today , in the same class as Janine across there , some of them did n't know even the very the pro , progression of the male pill or anything like that , and they did learn a few things but a again they never spoke up and they were n't interested , but I |