Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dustin , who had arrived with Anne , three-month-old Jennifer , and a nanny , played the piano or sang dirty songs to a guitar accompaniment in the hotel lounge in the evenings and , on one occasion , went into the kitchen to gather a few pots and pans to use as bongo drums in order to entertain his colleagues . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 3 | Well , I can report on that front that we have been offered the opportunity to secure a few locomotives ( one has already been given to us ) , and a number of pieces of rolling stock . |
| 4 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 5 | Keep the rudder where it is and allow the speed to increase a few knots so that both you and the student can observe the exact position of the rudder pedals . |
| 6 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 7 | Receiving a copy of the AGM Minutes from the Branch prompts Air Mail to give a little space to describe the activities and efforts being made by the Branch Committee , a committee which has been virtually unchanged since the Branch was re-activated six years ago . |
| 8 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 9 | On a warm day , the instructions said , it would be sufficient for the horseman to place a few drops on his perspiring forehead to call his horses from a fair distance without saying a word , or making any sound . |
| 10 | It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ . |
| 11 | The following summary of ideas on stress placement in nouns , verbs and adjectives is an attempt to present a few rules in the simplest possible form . |
| 12 | There are few short cuts in any weight loss regime , but new light metal alloys and ceramics will probably enable the smaller diesel engine to shed a few pounds . |
| 13 | Everyone is aware that the Chancellor has a difficult ordeal to face a few hours later and no one wants to make the occasion even worse . |
| 14 | Meanwhile residents have begun a campaign to stop a former pit being turned into a waste recycling plant . |
| 15 | Most impressive was a demonstration of real-time speech to text , where Digital Equipment Corp 's chief tempted fate by getting the machine to translate a few words . |
| 16 | Most impressive was a demonstration of real-time speech to text , where Digital Equipment Corp 's chief tempted fate by getting the machine to translate a few words . |
| 17 | BUCKINGHAM Palace was last night poised for a tough legal battle to ban a tell-all book on the royals . |
| 18 | ‘ Sounds a good place to plant a few informers . ’ |
| 19 | In your mind you will have a picture of your ideal small farm with grass , crops , livestock , vegetables , and fruit meeting most of your needs , without waste , and a marketable surplus to provide a few luxuries . |
| 20 | She had even let Doc Threadneedle into her greymass to plug a few loops , although she did n't want too much done in there . |
| 21 | You might think that the doctor 's waiting room is just the place to crack a few gags . |
| 22 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 23 | Wimbledon 1992 would seem to be the ideal venue to prove a few people wrong . |
| 24 | ’ And the chance to flatten a few Gharrgoyles . ’ |
| 25 | Dear Ralph It was a blessing to have met with you Wednesday night to share a few moments with a fellow Christian who like I has stumbled on the walk . |
| 26 | Horses have always been an expensive pastime but in the current economic situation any chance to save a few pennies is more welcome than ever . |
| 27 | Then there is the chance to repeat a few words : |
| 28 | Gives me the chance to get a few things done . ’ |
| 29 | But erm we had a sort of a spectrum you know it covered such a wide well area if you like of er of engineering that one would n't have had a chance to have a any contact with in in any other works , you 'd be doing as one certain sphere you know a certain type of work , and there you are you that 's your lot eh ? |
| 30 | Ever-enterprising chairman Reg Burr , sensing the chance to make a few bob out of the wave of sentimentality which has greeted the old stadium 's demise , contacted local auctioneers , who will be putting some Den memorabilia under the hammer next Wednesday . |