Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Allan Green , QC , is expected to decide within a few weeks whether to press corporate manslaughter charges against British Rail , the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday . |
| 2 | If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years . |
| 3 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
| 4 | He promised to return within a few weeks , bearing a bonnet of fashionable design . |
| 5 | In May 1977 the policy was amended , when it was decided to concentrate on a few tourist growth points in areas of rural depopulation where there was unrealized tourist potential . |
| 6 | The sex exclusive markers which do indeed occur in some languages are superficially striking , but on closer inspection they can be seen to result from a few regular and predictable rules acting on the same basic structures . |
| 7 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 8 | That would be her neighbour wanting to chat for a few minutes . |
| 9 | A few days before Michael came home , our daughter-in-law Pippa came to stay for a few days , bringing Emily , who was to go to a boarding-school in Yorkshire . |
| 10 | You 've now all seen a project quality plan , but I 'd just like to go through a few of the headings just to advise you where I think the benefits lie . |
| 11 | You may have experienced something similar with shampoo : use the same one for too long and the remarkable results you may have seen at first begin to diminish after a few washes . |
| 12 | I 've had to deal with a few . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm going to put in a few of those brutal German proverbs that do n't mean anything . |
| 14 | Although most children remain well as long as they stick to their diet , a few seem to relapse after a few years for no apparent reason . |
| 15 | I was n't going to rush around buying horribly expensive things like smoke salmon that I could n't afford , I was going to do a big family feast and I was going to get in a few games like the monopoly or lotto or you know , I just , I have n't worked it out but I thought oh what fun |
| 16 | I 've even got to think of a few of the regulars as friends over the years . ’ |
| 17 | For example , they seem to survive on a few hours ' sleep ; they will report waking and getting up early ( often to the annoyance of their families ) ; sporting activities include frenetic games ( squash ) and/or strenuous single person sports ( running , swimming ) . |
| 18 | I 'd like to end with a few more general questions about you and your leisure time . |
| 19 | Some of them not as high as the non-metals but most of have got to get to a few hundred degrees C before they start . |
| 20 | The rental sector meanwhile provides — along with all the box-office successes which nowadays transfer to tape within a few months and probably need no further introduction — the chance to catch up on a variety of ( often more deserving ) movies which have been less widely seen in cinemas here . |
| 21 | He is an experienced manager and he knows that if a player is sitting on the treatment table for two or three weeks they are bound to put on a few pounds . ’ |
| 22 | Given the party 's pledges on pensions , defence , law and order , and other statutory commitments , particularly on social security , this meant that spending cuts would have to fall in a few areas , notably housing . |
| 23 | But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk . |
| 24 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 25 | The plan started to work within a few day he became shy and nervous of humans even at feeding times . |
| 26 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 27 | After I 'd persuaded Hawkbit here to join us , I was just starting to talk to a few more , when I found that Toadflax fellow had followed me down the run . |
| 28 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 29 | We may have to look at a few options but there are not many . |
| 30 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |