Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] a few [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are giving the fresh flowers yourself , you have the ideal opportunity of holding a few back and pressing them immediately . |
| 2 | Is anyone keen on doing a few lunch tickets ? . |
| 3 | Even so the kids not going to learn without making a few cock ups . |
| 4 | Show your dynamism by suggesting a few surefire financial winners , the sort of title that will end up extracted in the Telegraph Magazine . |
| 5 | Hold the pleats in place by oversewing a few hand stitches at the base of each pleat ( fig. 34 ) . |
| 6 | Ensure a regular supply by taking a few sucker cuttings each year , so you always have plants at different stages of growth . |
| 7 | Ready salted : keep salt free-running and prevent the cellar from clogging up by putting a few rice grains in with the salt . |
| 8 | Jack began his practice in his usual fashion by hitting a few half shots with the short irons . |