Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I 've got that off my chest I have a few questions for you : |
| 2 | For the short term I have a few suggestions . |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll remember my sayin' I had a few aces up m'sleeve , when we discussed our lack of numbers an ’ the possibility of these people operatin' outside patrols ? ’ |
| 4 | After the programme we exchanged a few words , but he had to dash off to another engagement . |
| 5 | Finally we give in and rent the movie we ignored a few months ago when we went to see Midnight Run . |
| 6 | In an earlier chapter we described a few of the complex relationships which exist between different species and different kingdoms of nature . |
| 7 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 8 | To improve pollination I planted a few sweet pea plants in among the runners . |
| 9 | Again , Jeremiah was doing the Lord 's work as a servant ; in the passage we heard a few moments ago , he expressed his dismay at the manner in which he was being treated by the people . |
| 10 | Just after the War I carried a few bags there . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Now that was the point I made a few moments ago . |
| 13 | The story we heard a few moments ago concerns one of the miracles that God performed as a part of Elisha 's ministry in Israel . |
| 14 | Me and Andy looked all over for you both last night I had a few things on my mind |
| 15 | Last night I had a few things on my mind to be able to apologize . |
| 16 | On top we met a few much younger E types . |
| 17 | In the other it ran a few hundred yards to a high chain-link fence with a locked gate , and then on to another distant cluster of lights , the harbour buildings . |
| 18 | ‘ Rain , after I rang you this morning I made a few more enquiries and then went and told Barbara she was to come with me . ’ |
| 19 | Every month we get a few plonkers sending their tapes back to us . |
| 20 | When Mr. Gosling picked the apples for me last month he left a few on the top branches he could n't reach , and they 're rather a temptation to boys , I expect . |
| 21 | When that did n't halt the disintegration they got a few able-bodied men from the village to help , but after a while it was obvious that much more radical repair was needed . |
| 22 | On the ground floor he walked a few feet ahead , leaving me to trundle behind like a meek Arab wife . |
| 23 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 24 | His face was beaded with perspiration and as he wiped it with his handkerchief he dislodged a few locks of his heavily greased hair . |
| 25 | This time he carried in one hand , carefully cupped , a broad leaf filled with honey ; in the other hand he grasped a few nuts which he thrust out to Marian with an air of uncertainty as though he feared they might be rejected as the maggots were . |
| 26 | The first weekend I spend a few hours in a boat making a note of the various depths , the location of weedbeds , and any shelves or basins which could prove attractive to fish . |
| 27 | ‘ Last year we arranged a few entertainment evenings over at one of our sister Homes . |
| 28 | So what you want then is the sheet we did a few weeks ago just about the erm |
| 29 | On the way he bought a few sandwiches . |
| 30 | In August one year he spent a few days holiday at Saxon-les-Bains in the Rhone Valley , where he had an interest in a fruit preserving factory . |