Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Member for Gateshead , East looks doubtful , but in a debate in the other place yesterday , Baroness Hollis of Higham said : ’ Thirdly I suggest that a few functions would appropriately come up from the county councils . ’ |
| 2 | I suggest that a few moments here on deck will suffice . ’ |
| 3 | At 6.30 pm I leave for home and a quick shower before going to the darts match and a few beers . |
| 4 | ‘ Wait but a few moments here for me , ’ she said more gently , ‘ for I must make my farewell to the Lady Percy , who has been more than kind to me . ’ |
| 5 | I know that a few readers are now muttering ‘ sweated labour ’ under their breath ! |
| 6 | Without wishing to drown the explanation in cold water , I feel that a few sprinkles are needed to chill it down . |
| 7 | Well , I think that a few words from me are called for , as you say . ’ |
| 8 | It 's only since the Second World War I think that a few nations , especially the , the , the highly socialist ones with a strong erm directed policy of sports , in sports and education , have begun to put an amount of effort into sports training which the less socialistic and less state concentrated countries like our own have found a , a bit offensive . |
| 9 | Down behind him in the straggly little valley , I notice that a few allotments do remain , after all . |
| 10 | The only way to test these predictions in the space of a few years is to observe a sufficient number of protons and see if a few decay . |