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 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |
| 14 | You 'll find quite a few of yours will be May |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 17 | Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes . |
| 18 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 19 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Compare that to a whole forest in the UK that may contain just a few species . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | A piece of handicraft may cost just a few pence in our terms , so where is the virtue in knocking it down any further ? ’ |
| 24 | Beetles , wasps , squirrels etc feed upon the leaves and acorns of the oak ; but a tree that weighs 100 tonnes may produce only a few tonnes of such provender each year . |
| 25 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 26 | So what is it did you used to have more f er was it okay at first I mean you used to have quite a few friends when you first move in ? |
| 27 | The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day . |
| 28 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 29 | I shall select just a few for analysis , and readers are directed to the reading list for additional sources of information . |
| 30 | There are probably many reasons for this and I shall mention only a few of the important ones . |