Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 2 | I had n't , but I decided I 'd better think of a few . |
| 3 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 4 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 5 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 6 | I need only quote from a few Welsh Office publications : |
| 7 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 8 | Again , the benefits of being landlord , so far as they can enure to an owner who has parted with the property , would only continue for a former landlord who had continuing liability . |
| 9 | Do n't get me wrong — sheep are profitable , very profitable , but if it 's cheeses you rear them for then one man can only deal with a few . |
| 10 | When told by them that the sales of budgerigar seed were disastrous and the market might easily disappear within a few years , Mrs Franklin came back with what you may think was a simple answer — but it was profound in terms of changing British public opinion — she said , " Breed your own consumers . " |
| 11 | Let me just run through a few features of American political life which make it rather different to er to our own er sceptred isle . |
| 12 | Er oh , before we do that let's just n just listen to a few more seconds of this tape . |
| 13 | Grazes and torn fins will usually heal within a few days , but if there is any sign of infection by bacteria ( which causes the wound to become inflamed ) or fungus ( resulting in cotton wool growths ) treatment with a general external parasitic remedy is recommended . |
| 14 | Teaching requirements ensure that within any department there will be expertise in all of these fields , but research interests will inevitably concentrate on a few aspects . |
| 15 | For the predictions that have made him famous , Britain 's top amateur weather-watcher would rather rely on a few observations of his own … |
| 16 | Your hair may be well cut , but if you 're a trendy executive and your latest hairdo is just that tiny bit mumsy , you may as well hibernate for a few months . |
| 17 | I think we might as well get in a few things and anyway I want some envelope re-use labels . |