Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in Chapter 2 , there will be room only to open up a few of the many possible perspectives and issues , and to suggest some ways of thinking about them . |
| 2 | You have only to give in a few times ( out of many when you stick to your planned ignoring ) to lose the battle . |
| 3 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 4 | We mere peasant members are asked , in practice if not in theory , merely to murmur reverentially a few names of a few decent people into a few of the proper ears , who will then look after everything for us . |
| 5 | Sergei and Anton , from Chernobyl , too shy perhaps to speak even a few words in their own language . |
| 6 | Vincent 's aim , naive though it now seems , was to turn out drawings presentable enough to bring in a few francs . |
| 7 | It 's just that I have arranged to meet him tonight sometime to sort out a few things for me would of made a lot more sense if he 'd been here ! |
| 8 | KATAHDIN : Unplaced behind Triomphe Modest over 6 furlongs at Nottingham on Tuesday , but this colt was not given a punishing race when running on very well to finish only a few lengths off the winner . |
| 9 | But what you do a lot I think is you know how to do quite a few things but you 're concentrating I mean here you 're thinking , Ah all I 'm doing now is where w w get the commas in the right place . |
| 10 | Whatever the fine points of the strategy , it worked , because Beeny was called on to make only a few big saves throughout the game . |