Example sentences of "[verb] a few [noun pl] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If it 's all right by you , I 'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides , ’ Vitor said , as thunder boomed again . |
| 3 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 4 | This created a few problems as intense rivalry was felt between the children from the two towns . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | They had met a few days after Mina had stood up at the end of a recital in the Usher Hall at Edinburgh to announce that she would very much like to stay here in England ( a tiny mistake the Scots reporters had kindly ignored ) rather than return to East Germany . |
| 7 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
| 8 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 9 | ELVIS PRESLEY 'S last letter , written a few hours before he died , was to an elderly woman he looked on almost as a mother . |
| 10 | But French TV pioneered the national exit poll , and the ‘ results ’ were revealed a few seconds after the last ballot slip was boxed . |
| 11 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 12 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
| 13 | He drank barley wine which is quite strong stuff and he 'd smoke a few joints as well , but to the best of my knowledge , he would n't touch any hard drugs at all . |
| 14 | Wait a few days till dumbo gets bored and strolls in the streets . |
| 15 | I 'm pleased we 've gone away probably , you know , we 've made a few friends because everbody 's just said to me how well we 've played and you know , it was a great game and all that kind of stuff , so that pleases me , I just do n't like losing . |
| 16 | There is clearly enough to conceal a few mysteries as well . |
| 17 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 18 | Although she has had a few boyfriends since , there is no one special around . |
| 19 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 20 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 21 | When the head of the Commissioners , Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve , who was no man to be trifled with , arrived a few days after the Commissioners approved the expenditure , the butler Alexander showed him the restoration already complete . |
| 22 | It shows a few rehearsals as well . |
| 23 | The diagrams for patterns will have a narrow seam allowance incorporated but add a few stitches if you think your seams will be well within the drawn edges . |
| 24 | ‘ Add a few years as well . ’ |
| 25 | She was obliged to wait a few minutes while a Land Rover was being manoeuvred into the empty space beside her and then , with a start , she saw the driver . |
| 26 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 27 | Ring up and ask , though it 's best to wait a few days until tutors have worked out exactly what position their courses are in . |
| 28 | In 1836 Sir Charles Knightley , one of the richest men in England , had to ride twenty miles to break open his daughter 's money box and borrow a few sovereigns before he could … ’ |
| 29 | I went back to the Maggot 's foul house , where he kept his killer dog and astonishing collection of guns , and we sat on his makeshift verandah that overlooked a noxious and polluted creek and shared a few whiskies as he told me an incredibly tedious tale of how he had once sacked the quarterback of the San Francisco Sugar Plums . |
| 30 | You get the impression Ruud and Marco could have taken their skills anywhere in the world , found success and made a few friends as well . |