Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you repeat this a few times , you may well notice more tension on the second or third occasion . |
| 2 | TESTS — In certain circumstances tests are considered desirable every few years e.g. Hydraulic Tests , Proof Load Testing and the like . |
| 3 | I 've done that a few times back home and , although you 're nowhere near full throttle , you can still have an influence on those around you . |
| 4 | I 've done that a few times with Ju ai n't I ? |
| 5 | I wo n't be rushing out to spend big this Christmas because I was made redundant a few weeks ago and have had no luck finding another job . |
| 6 | Does that happen Have you had that a few times is it ? |
| 7 | Then the figure spoke again , and Jim 's heart leapt like he would never have thought possible a few nights earlier , as he recognised the nasal drawl of the red-neck trucker called Jube . |
| 8 | He actually had the ball in the net in the first half : City were playing a very boring offside game , Whelan thought he 'd got free a few yards inside the city half , but with Coton bearing down on him , he was judged offside . |
| 9 | You 've had few a few callers today Rod yeah ? |
| 10 | The violent , dangerous and delinquent youth of the magistrates and NAS were also present in the statements of individual Chief Constables and representatives of the Police Federation who articulated publicly their own theories on the causes of crime in a manner which would have been thought unthinkable a few years previously . |
| 11 | ‘ I photocopied this a few weeks ago . |
| 12 | They followed this a few days later by a two-pronged push , one prong spearing towards the Bostan-al-Amarah area and the other towards Ali al-Gharbi on the Baghdad-Basrah road , meeting some success in occupying heights overlooking the town . |
| 13 | It had become obvious a few years back that this was a problem for Britain . |
| 14 | ‘ If I 'd known this a few days ago , it woulda saved a lotta trouble . |
| 15 | Pages that had seemed worthless a few days before were now pored over , in the hope that they 'd yield some clue , encoded in the fanciful excesses of Chant 's idiosyncratic and ill-punctuated prose , that would lead him to some fresh comprehension of the times and their movers . |
| 16 | Fortunately , when Clytus went aground , the master and crew were able to scramble ashore through the breakers on Barassie 's sandy beach , and the vessel was recovered undamaged a few days later . |
| 17 | All this involvement has led people to question their abilities and outlook on their jobs and has made them see that they are capable of doing things ( with a little training and encouragement ) they never dreamed possible a few months ago . |
| 18 | Though I missed the engagement party of my young Sheikh , I attended another a few years later . |
| 19 | The latter belief was the first to shatter , as the No 3 company on my shortlist went bust a few weeks ago . |
| 20 | Fairbrother knew his man and kept silent a few seconds longer than was polite . |
| 21 | He did this a few times before he realised the result would always be the same . |
| 22 | Gurder gave this a few moments ' careful and terrified thought . |
| 23 | ‘ He needs to combine conciliation and compromise with a willingness to get mean a few times and draw lines against big business . |
| 24 | you said that a few months ago . |
| 25 | We worked together as a Club on this project , but one by one the members dropped by the wayside , until the good lady decided it was n't worth wasting the petrol coming to collect such a few items . |
| 26 | I do n't know I do n't know it it sounded nice a few points she did on it and er |
| 27 | Does n't bother me You , Stu and I have been broken hearted a few months ago and I 've cried over him not coming to see me but not any more . |
| 28 | It 's not unusual for many women to feel depressed a few days after giving birth . |
| 29 | It 's not unusual for many women to feel depressed a few days after giving birth . |
| 30 | ‘ You think we should lie low a few days , hey ? ’ |