Example sentences of "[verb] [art] few [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , he made feeble efforts to help me get him to his left foot , and with my almost total support he made the few hops to reach the boat , though I could see it hurt him sorely . |
| 2 | This exemplary logic completed , it was another few breathless minutes before she found the necessary strength to contemplate walking the few feet to join Roman 's laughing , relaxed presence at the breakfast-table . |
| 3 | It is obviously every bit as important to respect the wild flowers in a foreign country as it is in one 's own , and not to pick large quantities of anything as you will only need a few pieces to create a floral souvenir of your trip . |
| 4 | Premier Savings is not the type of savings account for you to dip into every time you want a few pounds to spend . |
| 5 | Though I read no sympathy in his face or mouth , I found a few words to offer . |
| 6 | CROSBY , STILLS AND NASH , legendary '60s folk-rockers , have added a few dates to follow up their sold-out Albert Hall show at Dublin 's Point . |
| 7 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 8 | I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet . |
| 9 | He tried a few jokes to breach their blandness . |
| 10 | Even if you make a complete mess of it , the model only has a few inches to fall . |
| 11 | While Vadinamia will never be a rival to any of the known holiday-resort worlds , it has a few things to offer by way of amusement . |
| 12 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 13 | And you know i if a chil a child is bruised , very often erm you know if it it especially with you know , maybe a mother who has a few children to look after , and she 's on her own twenty four hours a day with them . |
| 14 | Garrison Savanah has a few tales to tell … he won the big race at Cheltenham 3 years ago and tomorrow the Gloucestershire favourite will be off and running for the big prize at Newbury |
| 15 | Early in 1983 the new Bomber Command Hall extension had been completed and Sugar was moved the few yards to take pride of place at the entrance to the exhibition , where she still is today . |
| 16 | One day I 'm walking with her beside the river , and I 've got my arm round her shoulders , and she 's put her arm round my waist , and we laugh at everything , and stop every few yards to kiss , and think , this is fantastic ! |
| 17 | Finally , since 1989 , DGX has granted a few scholarships to specialise in restoration and conservation . |
| 18 | Harris has been known to cause a few directors to have sleepless nights . |
| 19 | Instead they were marching backwards and pausing every few steps to fire steady and effective volleys at their French attackers . |
| 20 | I try to relax — everything is easier if you relax — as the young doctor pushes the tube into the green bone of my pelvic girdle , pausing every few seconds to ask if I 'm O.K. I am . |
| 21 | I fully understand the considerable cross-party support for what was said in the ten-minute Bill , but it is important that we wait a few months to see where the European Court comes down . |
| 22 | However , you decide that it might be helpful to ‘ warm up ’ to Le Carré by translating a few extracts to get the hang of his unusual style . |
| 23 | I 've made a few attempts to try to potty train her without any success . |
| 24 | Outside number 1015 the rest of the world came and went , while the porch door swung open and shut even more frequently , as the October wind strengthened , forcing the few passers-by to bend into what was now turning into a gale and to clutch at their hats . |
| 25 | Going to buy a few souvenirs to take back home ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |
| 27 | With the diving you 've got a few decisions to make — some things to avoid , some personal choice — and it 's worth getting it right . |
| 28 | You 'll have to excuse me now , I 've still got a few things to see to before my audience arrives . |
| 29 | No I do n't think she 's ready quite yet , she 's got a few things to sort out first and that 's definitely not right , she wants to raise the daggerboard not lower it , bit of confusion there about which way to turn the tiller but she 's round safely , she should be looking where she 's going now instead of sorting out all the string . |
| 30 | Yeah ya but as I think , as I say she 's got a few things to do today , sh near the oven Ann . |