Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hotels shelter discreetly among refreshing pine trees or beside sumptuous sandy shores , and everywhere there is an opportunity to relax , to enjoy a wide variety of watersports or to play a few rounds at the 18-hole Is Molas Golf Club . |
| 2 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 3 | In a consideration of terraces it is probably better to cover large areas with an accuracy of measurement of approximately + or 1.5–3.0 m ( 5–10 ft ) than to measure a few terrace fragments with great accuracy . |
| 4 | In the near future I intend to expand this unholy alliance into a much larger tank and to try a few experiments with the set-up and some new species which I 'll no doubt relate if they 're successful . |
| 5 | & sup1 ; I want to talk about reactions to the report and to highlight a few issues which have arisen since it was written . |
| 6 | In one study subjects were required to telephone the local weather information service on awakening , and to record a few details of the weather forecast on the top of their diary sheet before writing down their accounts of their dreams . |
| 7 | The idea is to present politicians as human beings — not always an easy job — and to offer a few insights into the person behind the tub-thumping . |
| 8 | There is a pattern in which women are likely to leave the labour market at the birth of their first child , and to return a few years later , typically when the last child has entered school . |
| 9 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 10 | To condemn the movies was not only to condemn the masses , but to score a few debating points off Americans . |
| 11 | Mr. Leapor has put down a Grave-Stone in Memory of his Daughter ; and I should be glad if any of the ingenious Gentlemen you mention would be so good as to write a few Lines to be put upon it |
| 12 | One bar had even gone so far as to put a few tables outside , and on impulse Zen settled down to enjoy the sunlight and watch the show on the Corso . |
| 13 | It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire . |