Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] we [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | There were dances in the Hut by the Strathmore Arms and when we grew up a bit and thought our fathers would n't find out we would nip into the Strathmore Arms for a pint , on the few occasions we could afford . |
2 | One of the few places we could go to on the camp at Binbrook without risk of being observed by the hierarchy was the Station cinema . |
3 | AB : I would be a fool if I did n't say Schenker was one of the few analysts we can rate seriously . |
4 | In a few moments we 'll be joined by Dan Topolski , a man who did more for Oxford rowing than anyone else . |
5 | Sorry , this show came up so suddenly , there are a few dates we 'll have to work round . ’ |
6 | In a few minutes we would be ready for Firstlight , and then we 'd we clear . |
7 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be visiting the Victorian mansion that is n't finished yet , and has just been given a grant to ensure that it never will be . |
8 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be meeting the teenager who 's joined the elite in the world of magic . |
9 | Welcome back … in a few minutes we 'll be catching up with one of the fastest men on water … |
10 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be turning back the clock with the men who kept Britain 's coalmines working during the Second World War . |
11 | ‘ I 'll just fetch a few things we might need . ’ |
12 | ‘ I think there are a few things we ought to get straight , ’ he said coolly . |
13 | When we find this extremely difficult , there are a few things we can do to make it easier . |
14 | that I 'm w now , so what I suggest we do , is before we say we must make your premenstrual tension better with various manip various bits and bobs , and there are quite a few things we can do to help . |
15 | Never mind you can play the Bare Naked Lady thingummybobs and er then hopefully we go oh he 's in the shop he 's had a few customers we 'll get back to John a bit later . |
16 | But because we must n't let anyone know he 's here , there are a few precautions we must take . |
17 | By considering a few examples we can isolate some of the problems that remain : |
18 | In a few days we shall announce our exact demands which must be fulfilled before we release Liam Shakespeare . |
19 | Det Sgt Gavin Barry , who led one of the groups of uniformed and plain clothes officers , said afterwards : ‘ We 've got quite a few leads we will follow up . |
20 | And now what they 're saying is , well we 'll buy out those appeals , if you had your appeal running for a few years we 'll give you five hundred pound ex gratia payment . |
21 | Certainly over the years the the major proportion of our fire fighting , in terms of secondary fires , what we term secondary fires , the bonfires , was always concentrated around this period and going back quite a few years we used to have special appliances put on standby , extra crews and so on . |
22 | Within a few years we will see the majority of UK companies having smoking policies . ’ |
23 | Talks on privatising Deutsche Bundespost Telekom have entered a critical phase , with a key decision due next month , Germany 's postal and telecommunications minister Wolfgang Bosch told Reuter at Hannover on Friday : ‘ In a few weeks we will know whether or not there will be a change to the constitution , ’ he said , noting that decision will not only affect privatisation of Telekom but also Bonn 's position at the upcoming talks with the European Commission — an agreement on privatisation would pave the way for Bonn to approve the Community plan to open domestic and international telephone calls to competition ; the current strategy to get agreement from Germany 's opposition socialists is to win over the postal union , which so far rejects turning Telekom into a joint stock company for fear of massive job losses . |
24 | In a few weeks we can expect to see the likes of Boris Becker chomping away on a banana between sets at Wimbledon , and the saga of the Euro-banana versus the Dollar banana is likely to keep the fruit in the news . |
25 | Together , every few weeks we 'd dismantle the rig and transport it in sections a few hundred miles through swamps and desert and forest . |