Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're bound to have a few of those . |
| 2 | Oh you 're bound to get a few bum ones are n't you . |
| 3 | The flier had been briefed to say a few things like a parrot , but had no deeper understanding of war , or peace , or politics than that bird . |
| 4 | Harris has been known to cause a few directors to have sleepless nights . |
| 5 | At this point the brothers have been known to make a few derogatory remarks about the ability of ‘ newfangled ’ machinery to make this fine distinction . |
| 6 | Langford and Williams ' work with renowned listed pubs since 1987 puts the company in a favourable light with conservation societies such as The Victorian Society , SPAB , and the Georgian Group ; we have even been known to win a few CAMRA awards yet at the same time the firm has also brazenly converted redundant pubs to café-bar concepts . |
| 7 | Erotic scenes in a new version of Swan Lake coming to Darlington Civic Theatre are set to ruffle a few feathers , according to a top critic . |
| 8 | Indeed , behind the fears and accusations which surrounded the villainous working-class ‘ scorcher ’ , his emancipated female accomplice , and the unruly cyclist juror we can perhaps sense the vaguely incoherent feeling that the democratic bicycle — which was now only upsetting the respectable pleasures of a quiet Bank Holiday weekend in the countryside — was representative of a force that might be calculated to upset a few other things as well . |
| 9 | The same argument can be used to add a few more names to the list , but the total is still not large . |
| 10 | The same argument can be used to add a few more names to the list , but the total is still not large . |
| 11 | Before the programme starts you will be invited to say a few words for the sound balance . |
| 12 | He also said we should be asked to give a few extra lectures , to a wider group of comrades , viz. teachers who did not have the opportunity to attend the course full time . |
| 13 | After all , now that women in particular live longer , middle age might be assumed to begin a few years later too . |
| 14 | Nikita Sergeyevich asked to be allowed to say a few words to the Central Committee plenum that would be held immediately afterwards . |
| 15 | Then I asked , as we were going to go from century to century , if I could be allowed to collect a few bits of paraphernalia as we went along — odd little items that had taken my fancy which would then turn up in other stories . |
| 16 | ‘ My dear Jane and friends , ’ he said , ‘ I am greatly privileged to have been asked to say a few words today . |
| 17 | France have been forced to make a few late changes . |
| 18 | They were bound to ask a few questions ! |
| 19 | So new phyla were created to accommodate a few bizarre animals . |
| 20 | As Venus moves into your sign , the pride you have taken in your appearance is bound to turn a few heads . |
| 21 | JOE COONEY is determined to jog a few memories this afternoon at Croke Park . |
| 22 | Crawford had been ordered to take a few days ' rest after pulling a leg muscle , but he was back after only a day , filming at the Piazzale del Faro . |
| 23 | A new company , largely composed of untried broadcasters , was bound to make a few mistakes . |
| 24 | And the £24,000 motor did n't look so new when it was found scratched a few hours later in Gateshead , Tyne and Wear . |
| 25 | The McCaw wit is as sharp as his memory and , to nobody 's surprise , George was asked to say a few words at the first of many parties to mark Lurgan 's Centenary . |
| 26 | Frances Black had been touring with the traditional band Arcady but in 1990 was asked to do a few solo gigs in the north . |
| 27 | Request : The Liberal ex-chief was asked to write a few words for ‘ Backroom Boys ’ , a book about ‘ men who distinguish themselves without excess , folk quite happy to take a pleasingly light and unimposing approach , and yet who nevertheless make a reasonably fair showing throughout life ’ . |
| 28 | ITALY 'S continuing corruption probe took a fresh turn with the confession by Carlo De Benedetti , Olivetti 's chairman , that he , too , was forced to grease a few palms along the way . |