Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 2 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 3 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 4 | He 's certainly made me laugh a few times ! |
| 5 | Now we do n't need so many generals and governors , they let some of them read a few books . |
| 6 | Below : The Nfis Slabs — descending them posed a few problems ( photos by the author ) . |
| 7 | I made a small 10″ × 10″ × 3″ tank by sticking the panes of glass together with silicone rubber glue . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I made a right balls of that , ’ he admitted frankly . |
| 9 | Er er , I 've , er I just I 'm just saying that , er , that , that last year er , when I made a few remarks that they were misquoted by Reuters and we did leave the meeting and the share price dropped by er , several P and we had to send out a correcting statement so this year we 've taken the precaution of issuing a press release er , at the same time as er , er , I 'm making these remarks so I hope at least they wo n't be misinterpreted . |
| 10 | Now that was the point I made a few moments ago . |
| 11 | It 's going to cost you under thirty eight pounds , so I 've got a little bit of wei , leeway if I made a few mistakes . |
| 12 | Yes , I made a few mistakes at first , like cutting up their slices of salami to the thickness of a sliced loaf . |
| 13 | I made a few inquiries . |
| 14 | I made a few suggestions , creating chances , scoring goals , but it did not get through . |
| 15 | ‘ I made a few enquiries an' it 's up fer rent , ’ he called back . |
| 16 | ‘ When I got your letter , I made a few enquiries and discovered that you are intending to practise from Broom House . |
| 17 | Well , you know , I think it was a kind of sports bag or something and I thought oh I 'll go along with that and the other , I mean I had heard of them before and I made a few enquiries and they said , you know , you you were quite quality company so I thought |
| 18 | In a survey on shopping which I made a few years ago one of my student interviewers was questioning an old lady about the grocer 's shop she used . |
| 19 | Yeah I mean a few months ago I had absolutely no idea at all what |
| 20 | I sling a few carcasses to prowling cats , and I get told off for it . |
| 21 | I develop a few prospects , and a severe case of dysentery . |
| 22 | My lack of means is extreme , granted , and I look bad , skin white , mouth chapped , body apparently even shorter than usual , eye roaming and I daresay a bit fretful , trousers in bad shape , attention astray for a book lying around to pinch or even an old magazine , since I sold a few volumes I should now like to have kept , in exchange for a slug of what turned out to be the world 's nastiest though cheapest whiskey . |
| 23 | Having found a comfortable Gasthof in the suburb of Spitalhof , I passed a few hours wandering the old town . |
| 24 | ‘ I passed a few exams . ’ |
| 25 | Without being asked , I pick a few motes of white lint from the jacket 's dark surface and help him straighten his tie . |
| 26 | Well , even I got a few laughs from their replies to that one . |
| 27 | I attach a brief details of two sites for sale [ which have planning permission for a golf course and country club ] . |
| 28 | Analysing his match-winning contribution he said : ‘ Prior to the match I tried a few shots from that same position with my right foot and missed . |
| 29 | It occurred to me that it might be Ruth Cohen again , but I could n't have been more wrong , for when I opened the door I found a young police constable standing there in his navy-blue mac wet with rain . |
| 30 | Though I read no sympathy in his face or mouth , I found a few words to offer . |