Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carlos Palenque , a mestizo who built up a media empire by getting poor Indians to telephone their complaints to his radio and television shows , may win quite a few votes in the capital . |
| 2 | Yeah , so I should think quite a few . |
| 3 | This should need only a few turns |
| 4 | ‘ I must do just a few more menial things before I go to bed ’ or , more oddly , ‘ I was nearly run over on my menial way this morning . ’ |
| 5 | You see , but he did n't have a Federation of Buil , Master Builders , but whether , I mean this chap must have quite a few , he did n't say it , but |
| 6 | I 'll bring home a few big boxes tomorrow to put |
| 7 | I 'll do just a few observations on the match . |
| 8 | That 'll do only a few . |
| 9 | Here , I 'll use quite a few more , get your clothes on , you 'll get cold . |
| 10 | Politicians , uncomfortable in the spotlight , publicly back some sort of reform package that might take away a few of their perks . |
| 11 | I 'll take quite a few egg sandwiches . |
| 12 | because they might have only a few , whereas the others have got thousands on them . |
| 13 | I knew there would be some details that might fill in a few gaps and , indeed , I had not known that Mme G had kept in touch with Otto and that , prior to my arrival on the scene , he frequently drove over to Reine with tempting delicacies that Jean-Claude invariably refused to eat . |
| 14 | Mind you , these birds are very quick and it might pick up a few words which could be useful . ’ |
| 15 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |
| 16 | You 'll find quite a few of yours will be May |
| 17 | So you know that , that as you know Richard said you know good idea , could make quite a few people , so I think Marcus , if , if Marcus chose that moment he , he really |
| 18 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
| 19 | That could bring in a few more . |
| 20 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 21 | Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes . |
| 22 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 23 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 24 | The Americans led 54–41 at half-time and it always seemed they could step up a few gears when required . |
| 25 | Er I myself went for the nearest exit which was out a window , I assume everyone else erm panicked and I could hear quite a few people running running down the corridor from the first floor . |
| 26 | Soon she would herself be in the market for a new home , and , though she and Boyd could not hope to outdo a contractor like the Mayor building for himself , she could pick up a few ideas and have them incorporated into their new house in Vanier Heights . |
| 27 | Now , if like me you 've yet to attempt this big production number you could pick up a few tips here , after all , we 've a number of professionals in this hundred , hoteliers , dressmakers , cake makers , photographers , and video makers , registrars , ministers , but above all , we have a lot ex-brides here , and let's start off by finding how many we have . |
| 28 | Compare that to a whole forest in the UK that may contain just a few species . |
| 29 | Other places may contain only a few species , yet the biomass at least at some seasons can be very high ; and this is true of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans . |
| 30 | A piece of handicraft may cost just a few pence in our terms , so where is the virtue in knocking it down any further ? ’ |