Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that is the case that each of the political parties , as I assume is the case for er the Conservative party , I know it to be the case of the Labour party I assume the same is true for the Liberal Democrats and other parties represented in this house , that they undertake the very considerable organisational er er process of selecting candidates only to find a few weeks before June the ninth , that as a result of the difficulties that I 've described as far as the French government attitude towards these elections is concerned , that er in fact we have to revert to the existing arrangements and that we can not have these new er boundaries in place . |
| 2 | He discarded his captain Wayne Shelford in a rather messy episode in mid-1990 only to find a few months later that Shelford 's replacement also had his faults . |
| 3 | The path was narrow and climbed steeply between thickets of gorse which were in flower ; nothing to be compared with the dramatic spring show but enough to provide a few patches of welcome colour against the sombre background of the moor in November . |
| 4 | There is clearly enough to conceal a few mysteries as well . |
| 5 | For a convincing construction of a normal form it is not enough merely to list a few types of equivalence that can arise and show how to deal with them . |
| 6 | In writing an auto-biography or the story of my life , or the intimate journals or diary of myself , it would be well perhaps to give a few details concerning my birth ; a date or two might add a little dignity also . |
| 7 | Enough to satisfy a dozen fellows like him . |
| 8 | This may contain phosphates , sulphates and nitrates in abundance — enough to start a green algae plague . |
| 9 | Of course the text looks pretty rough around the edges at 72dpi and the technology costs an small fortune but it 's certainly enough to turn a few heads . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't care , ’ he insisted , loudly enough to turn a few heads . |
| 11 | If you are lucky enough to get a few rays of sunshine , you are still faced with the possibility of playing on frosty fairways in sub-freezing temperatures and having to pack your clubs away by 4pm when visibility declines . |
| 12 | ‘ On the Thursday you return to Streatley , to maintain the myth of your father 's continuing business interests ; and perhaps to check a few details with Dr Lefeuvre . |
| 13 | They dive into the mist and vanish , only to reappear a few minutes later , some considerable distance away . |
| 14 | All systems are constructed from bought-in components which may themselves be complex enough to warrant a human factors evaluation . |
| 15 | Occasionally they would get a little wary and move out of the swim but only to return a few minutes later to the area that they had apparently cleared for spawning . |
| 16 | The contract should have been drafted to take account of United Kingdom law , it was simply not good enough to make a few modifications to an American form of contract . |
| 17 | Mr Gitsham said a survey of bereaved families was being carried out asking for their views on various issues including how best to provide a permanent memorials . |
| 18 | Just to say a few words fire as usual he did n't actually those those to erm . |
| 19 | Like to lay a few pounds like |
| 20 | which would give him a good break really to get a few things done . |
| 21 | A few yards beyond this , the tramway turned left to terminate a few yards into Thicket Road , by the Penge entrance of the Crystal Palace grounds . |
| 22 | Barry 's over here to promote a new watersports resort at the Cotswold Water Park . |
| 23 | His closeness gave her comfort , and she knew she would n't have dared to venture here alone — not even to see a thousand kiwis . |
| 24 | These points are not laboured but there is enough here to suggest a few topics to which the inexperienced paddler should devote further thought and reading . |
| 25 | An effective way to introduce a delightful perfume throughout your home is simply to place a few drops of essential oil or pot-pourri revitaliser into the water of a room humidifier . |
| 26 | ‘ He was much bigger than me and very fast , so I think I did well to get a 14–9 points verdict over the three rounds . |
| 27 | I 'm here to earn a few bucks ! ’ |
| 28 | It contains an extraordinary collection , beautifully presented , and any hon. Members who find themselves in Carlisle would do well to spend a few hours there . |
| 29 | ‘ He 's given me until tomorrow to produce a thousand dollars . ’ , |
| 30 | When you first come to machine knitting the most important thing , naturally , is to learn how it operates and then to make a few garments . |