Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | PAKISTAN batsman Salim Malik reckons that if the England Test team learn to play properly , they might win a few games of international cricket |
| 32 | You look ready to dance with rage , and although we might collect a few pennies from them in return for our providing such a spectacle I hardly think that we could put it on as a permanent entertainment ! ’ |
| 33 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 34 | It might sever a few synapses . |
| 35 | " … might stop a few earths perhaps . |
| 36 | At the same time you might score a few wounds on the enemy , and with a huge rank bonus and bonus from your standard you stand as good a chance as you 're going to get . |
| 37 | I 'll quote a few lines , which you could think about when you think of Judd . |
| 38 | So I fell into one of my enjoyable reveries , examining the problem from every angle , looking for the key point where I might provoke a few kilocreds to tumble into my lap , by acquiring a bit of phetam . |
| 39 | At the time , his stated ambition was to make an album of songs , which as he said himself , ‘ might sell a few copies ’ . |
| 40 | ‘ I 'll test a few drops , ’ Rupert 's told . |
| 41 | ‘ It might take a few games for Martin to settle into the side but he is a good team man and strong defensively . |
| 42 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
| 43 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 44 | ‘ But it might take a few years . |
| 45 | er but no doubt we 'll have a few showers I 'm sure |
| 46 | We 'll have a few reports to do next week . |
| 47 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 48 | Because she is now out of work they 'll pay for it , and she 'll have a few pounds left to see her through . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 50 | doctor says I 'll have a few words with him . |
| 51 | Now we 'll try a few examples first . |
| 52 | Erm , well we 've got , I 'll take a few notes erm during this , during the course of our conversation , I 'll take them away , study them in complete confidence and come back to you next week with my recommendations . |
| 53 | Erm during the course of the meeting I 'll take a few notes , erm |
| 54 | It 'll take a few trips , but I should be able to get everybody involved in this mess back home eventually . ’ |
| 55 | ‘ If you could find out who the man was , the one who was there on Christmas Day evening … he might have a few answers . ’ |
| 56 | Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again . |
| 57 | He thinks perhaps I might have a few days away from here . |
| 58 | ‘ I 'll change a few names but that 's about it . |
| 59 | In other words , I 'll tell a few anecdotes about my life , I 'll expose myself to these students and the people who are interested , and well you know , what 's going on with me and we , we 'll have some fun , so it 'll be anything but dry . |
| 60 | If you are short of money , you might get a few pounds for one , but if not , keep them till I return to see you — and our child . ’ |