Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was as I got into my teenaged years I began to get bored with my walk on roles , sitting around for hours waiting to go on with make-up and costumes on was no fun any more , but I was far too young to do anything else but walk on say a few lines and walk off again . |
| 2 | Festive food should be fun as well as tasty , so pick a few items of specialist kitchen equipment and tableware to add the finishing touches to your yuletide table spread . |
| 3 | Trinity Square still proving to be very busy so expect a few minutes wait if you want to get yourself parked in there and have a couple of minutes wait if you want to get into the Victoria Centre that 's at the York Street entrance . |
| 4 | we know , from research even amongst very young girls who only smoke a few cigarettes a week , that when they try to give up they get withdrawal symptoms , and so having a cigarette erm helps them |
| 5 | I only add a few words of my own out of deference to the contrary view expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Lowry , and to consider the cases on thefts from companies to which we were referred in the course of argument . |
| 6 | These are superimposed on the main curve , and only last a few decades , but can have deviations on the radiocarbon axis of a century or so ( fig. 7.5 ) . |
| 7 | Some only last a few minutes . |
| 8 | Very large numbers of blood cells are required — human red blood cells only last a few months — and there are few stem cells , so an enormous amplification is required . |
| 9 | The 34-year-old star of Bonfire Of The Vanities has had the implants — which only last a few months — twice before . |
| 10 | If you only get a few ideas , you 've only got a few things to look at . |
| 11 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 12 | Dad also told Ted that meaning could take years to emerge , but in the meantime he should live in the present , enjoy the sky , trees , flowers and the taste of good food , and perhaps fix a few things in Eva 's house — maybe Dad 's bedside light and tape-recorder — if he needed any practical therapy . |
| 13 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 14 | In the same way , self-evaluation can mirror those things which require reappraisal , those which only require a little attention , and those which need a complete overhaul . |
| 15 | " He also buys and sells antiques for a living and he has promised to come down next week and have a proper look and then perhaps take a few things back to London to some man he knows who is an expert on Oriental China and objets d'art . " |
| 16 | Having two types of procedure , command and processing , that only have a few functions in common , is annoying . |
| 17 | Usually , if the speed is low , you only have a few seconds either to lower the nose or to reduce the amount of airbrake to avoid a bad landing . |
| 18 | This is a splendidly versatile way of patterning so spend a little time trying it out before you start on ‘ moon craters ’ . |
| 19 | Just rub a few drops between your hands and slick lightly through freshly washed or dry hair . |
| 20 | While you 're clearing away old bedding plants , just push a few cloves into the soil , about 4–6in apart , with tips just below the soil . |
| 21 | Some children were sent to widowed grandmothers to live with them for company , or just sleep a few nights , like the seaman 's daughter on the Western Isles who , when all the men were away at the fishing , ‘ used to sleep with granny … bringing the water from the well and bringing in the peat , tidying up the floor and singing songs , for granny she was a very musical lady , yes she was . ’ |
| 22 | In certain entries th tha which I 'll come to shortly , do use extra memory , er , just say a few things about er , the one , three of these , three of the Windows products , which er , one of you is using , erm , it uses memory slightly differently , er , if I put an entry in row one , and a ro and an entry on row five one two , then yes , it er uses memory for that whole range there . |
| 23 | If there 's money to be made though , developments will understandably blossom on every available acre of land , spoiling the countryside for all those who just want a little peace and quiet . |
| 24 | Beryl said , ‘ Just wait a few minutes , Adam , till we 've got this cleared up . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Just wait a few months and we will go as tourists . ’ |
| 26 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 27 | You do n't need a herd of asses , just tip a few tablespoons of powdered milk into your bath for a skin softening soak . |
| 28 | When going into a supermarket to buy cabbages , onions , carrots or eggs , just give a little thought as to how these came to be on the shelves — the early planting and worrying about frosts , packing and carting to the shops . |
| 29 | Just give a few details about age , occupation , their personality , and your relationship with them . |
| 30 | Just get a few odds and ends like you know |