Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I 'm sure you 've broken a few speed limits yourself since then . |
| 4 | I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’ |
| 5 | I 've lifted a few sacks of taters in me time , but I do n't reckon to lift thee ! ’ |
| 6 | But by the time you 've found that out , you 've met a few people , and you do n't need to hang around the hall any more . |
| 7 | So I have n't been to any of those coffee mornings I 've met a few people from it . |
| 8 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 9 | Well the farmers for the last couple of years have been arguing that they want this green rate devalued er to try and bring it line more with the market rate er and what this would do would er increase our guaranteed prices in this country and in fact on Friday this happened er the green rate was devalued by 60%. er and so I 've done a few calculations er and for the farmers that are listening and er may understand this er if he was selling his grain in November 89 he would be getting about £99 a ton , whilst if he sells it in November this year he 'll be getting £110 a ton . |
| 10 | and then only had it four years , but I used to it was , it 's such a waste that washing machine , I think maybe I 've done a few shirts hand washing and all the water , whereas in the twin tub I 'd of done the light weights , heated the water up done the shirts and , erm , got the put in , maybe towels and then I 'd put , re-heat the water if , if it was n't really soiled and I could do either all the dogs stuff or , or my dusters |
| 11 | But I 've noticed a few faces in the crowd and it wo n't be long . |
| 12 | After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm sure it 's in Pauline 's garden because I 've seen a few times . |
| 14 | I 'm pleased we 've gone away probably , you know , we 've made a few friends because everbody 's just said to me how well we 've played and you know , it was a great game and all that kind of stuff , so that pleases me , I just do n't like losing . |
| 15 | I 've made a few attempts to try to potty train her without any success . |
| 16 | We 've made a few changes … |
| 17 | Look for fish rising , try trotting down different lines ( but keep loose feeding your same one ) , do n't make any drastic changes until you 've made a few bites . |
| 18 | But I 've made a few enquiries about him , discreetly , of course , from Mr Tucker in Nassau . |
| 19 | Is that what you 're talking about now when you 're saying about the about erm you did n't know what to About being frightened you 've said a few times . |
| 20 | Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa . |
| 21 | Yes , I think we 'll have to have have a good look , yes it 's alright when you 've got a few things to get , but when when you 've got the whole list . |
| 22 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 23 | Oh you , now you 've got a few letters in there L that 's an |
| 24 | It 's alright I 've got a few tins , . |
| 25 | Never mind , I 've got a few cans . |
| 26 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |
| 27 | We 've got a few minutes ’ wait , like as not . ’ |
| 28 | With the diving you 've got a few decisions to make — some things to avoid , some personal choice — and it 's worth getting it right . |
| 29 | And if you look at the , I 've got a few statistics on these two . |
| 30 | ‘ You 've got a few scratches — but I doubt that there are any splinters , ’ he remarked . |