Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
| 2 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
| 3 | No it does n't hurt to write a few letters . |
| 4 | Brown Owl needs to lose a few feathers for the summer |
| 5 | Once , this woman from an agency stopped me in the street and offered me a job and I travelled to Manchester to her agency , but they said : you 'd need to lose a few pounds , and get rid of this spot , and things like that ; and I thought : I ca n't be bothered . |
| 6 | Now I want to lose a few pounds , ’ he says . |
| 7 | This is no comfort for a patient who has to wait a few months ( in the past , waiting times in some centres were over two years ) but is perhaps a more rational means of distributing limited health care resources than the random waiting lists used in the past , when patients were given fairly arbitrary degrees of priority . |
| 8 | A preliminary clipping usually takes place during the course of the knotting , when the weaver cuts the pile yarn to an approximate length after he or she has completed a few rows , but the final clipping is a highly skilled job , which , if badly done , can ruin months of work . |
| 9 | Robert tried to marshal a few facts about twelfth-century Iran . |
| 10 | ‘ And anyway , ’ whispered another voice , and one that was rather more matter-of-fact because it was her own , ‘ there 's a young eagle out there called Creggan who needs to know a few things if he 's going to survive and be free . ’ |
| 11 | The old Apache Group , now restyled the Mips ABI Group , has added a few members ( current count is 16 ) and is going to stage a rally later this month to wheel out the promised ABI . |
| 12 | UK , Macclesfield firm , JSB Computer Systems Ltd 's US operation , out in Scotts Valley , California ( UX No 347 ) , has had a few teething troubles — it is some $200,000 short of its initial target and has undergone a few staff changes — however JSB managing director , Steve Jones says the unit turned in $150,000 last month and is now holding its own . |
| 13 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |
| 14 | Lorne tried chanting a few limericks over and over , but we never saw the eels again , though we dived there often . |
| 15 | Following the reorganisation of the Assessment Services Department , the Field Officer team has seen a few staffing changes . |
| 16 | Such a service is particularly useful for people who only want to sell a few privatisation shares . |
| 17 | And the fact that having a baby and adjusting to motherhood are only permitted to cause a few days ' disruption must be a bad thing — when what mothers really need is adequate time to rest ( between feeds ) , plenty of boosts to their ego , lots of love and confidence building . |
| 18 | Finally , since 1989 , DGX has granted a few scholarships to specialise in restoration and conservation . |
| 19 | An initial inspection of the loco , still in impeccable condition externally , has revealed a few problems and it is hoped that the Standard will be back in service sooner than the two to three years expected for overhaul . |
| 20 | Dana has missed a few fittings , but the earth wo n't stop turning and I 'm sure she 'll turn up for the next one . ’ |
| 21 | With The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover ( 18 ) he has made a few changes , but certain basic principles hold good : the look of everything is still turned into art history , and the meaning of everything is still turned into nothing , a nothing that sometimes seems despairing and sometimes only smug . |
| 22 | Even in our championship winning year we failed to beat the ‘ elite ’ sides in the league and although Wilko has made a few changes to the squad we still have basically the side and thus the same problems that have cost us dearly in the most important games . |
| 23 | As Montag begins to realise how wrong his community is , he starts to steal a few books rather than burn them all . |
| 24 | ‘ Les has had a few problems but he could do very well alongside Deanesy . ’ |
| 25 | UK , Macclesfield firm , JSB Computer Systems Ltd 's US operation , out in Scotts Valley , California ( UX No 347 ) , has had a few teething troubles — it is some $200,000 short of its initial target and has undergone a few staff changes — however JSB managing director , Steve Jones says the unit turned in $150,000 last month and is now holding its own . |
| 26 | Although she has had a few boyfriends since , there is no one special around . |
| 27 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 28 | Arrange to visit after the programme has had a few weeks to run . |
| 29 | I am a bit of an oddity here and this has opened a few doors for me . |
| 30 | Our press stories in general and working with Keith now over and also the launch of Dare which has got a few problems er are there any other major |