Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I want to lose a few pounds , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 3 | And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy . |
| 4 | First lessons involve learning a few words of ‘ sailspeak ’ . |
| 5 | TWO scientists from Stirling University expect to shed a few tears at tonight 's United Kingdom premiere of a Hollywood film that tells the extraordinary story of Augusto and Michaela Odone 's love for their son Lorenzo . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 7 | If you only want to raise a few seedlings in spring , and provide a humid atmosphere for some cuttings later , an unheated propagator will be adequate . |
| 8 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |
| 9 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 10 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 11 | Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks . |
| 12 | What I want to spend a few minutes on again this is something we 'll test tomorrow , right so I 'm giving you , training 's all about doing what do you think ? |
| 13 | Right , word full stop word Erm right , press return a few times then choose centering button and table , insert table , and now we 're going to have a table whe where I thought we could have a number and it can either be times or divide by something and then the answer , so we want how many columns ? |
| 14 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
| 15 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
| 16 | Well I agree with that but I want to make a few points first of all , because poll tax was tangled up with this . |
| 17 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
| 18 | Oh and his wife 's got the first name too and the name of the his wife too and then you begin to you begin to put a few equations together . |
| 19 | ‘ We look to have a few problems , ’ he admitted yesterday . |
| 20 | Despite the over-arching presence of a sizeable clutch of masterstrokes , the Inspirals manage to deliver a few turkeys — ‘ This Is How It Feels ’ , for all its anthemic pretensions , still sounds like cloying Radio 2 fodder , and arty pieces like ‘ Flood ’ are prone to descend into unseemly pomposity . |
| 21 | I mean I remember reading a few bits in English but , you know , |
| 22 | A flashy piece of pop gothic from Joel Schumacher , Flatliners details the attempts of a group of brattish medical students ( Keifer Sutherland , Julia Roberts , Kevin Bacon etc ) to stop their hearts ( ‘ flatline ’ in medical slang ) , get revived a few minutes later , and in the process explore ‘ death ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sorry to keep you waiting , ’ he went on , ‘ but those of you who have been here before will know that I like to say a few words to break the ice before we get down to the real business of the weekend . |
| 24 | Just remember to take a few tins of things . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer . |
| 26 | I generally ask to have a few kicks before a big game , ’ Fox said . |
| 27 | ‘ I only intend to stay a few minutes . |
| 28 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 29 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
| 30 | John Gorman says he 's fine and once they start getting a few points you 'll see all the smiling faces back again . |