Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present . |
2 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
3 | ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches . |
4 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
5 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
6 | And now I must make a few preparations . |
7 | ‘ You 'd have thought your Brian could have found you somewhere a bit more comfortable , ’ interposed Mrs Harper , seeing her opportunity of introducing Brian to his disadvantage , ‘ he must know a few folk , it 's not only money that counts . … ’ |
8 | But David Townsend , director of Croydon SSD , has complained to Herbert Laming , SSI chief inspector , that inspectors should wait a few months for the reforms to bed down . |
9 | ‘ I 'm really making a plea in the lectures that if the British want to get involved in Europe , they should show a few signs , be prepared to learn other languages , open up to other cultures . |
10 | ‘ People should carry a few dollars which they can hand over . |
11 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
12 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
13 | I said , ‘ that should ruffle a few feathers , ’ but she did n't seem the least impressed . |
14 | ‘ We must string a few results together . ’ |
15 | We must try a few passes some time . ’ |
16 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
17 | Must have a few shows around you know . |
18 | Perhaps the Cabinet should book a few seats … |
19 | BRITISH Airways boss Lord King should take a few trips on Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic . |
20 | Remember the dice will always add at least 2″ to your estimate , and can add up to 10″ , so you should aim a few inches short of your target . |
21 | Only fifty yards further upstream I find a smooth glide along my own bank that looks as though it should hold a few chub . |
22 | I recalled that they should learn a few verses to say to me on my next visit . |
23 | ‘ When I introduce the film this evening you must say a few words too , ’ I said , and he agreed . |
24 | But before we get down to the equations I must say a few words in defence of the approach I choose . |
25 | However , first I must define a few basics . |
26 | ‘ That 'll make a few people sit up . |
27 | It was interesting to listen to the comments after the game from the Radio 5 reporter who said that we 'd had enough chances to last us ‘ till Christmas , maybe it 'll make a few people sit up and recognise that we have a team capable of winning something this season . |
28 | You 'll make a few roubles out of that clock , old lad . |
29 | ‘ She 'll make a few heads turn in Bishop 's House , ’ said Mr Stanford . |
30 | She 'll be a bit tough for eatin' but ah reckon she 'll make a few steak pies . |