Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 9 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
| 13 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
| 14 | Well I agree with that but I want to make a few points first of all , because poll tax was tangled up with this . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ We look to have a few problems , ’ he admitted yesterday . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | Just remember to take a few tins of things . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I generally ask to have a few kicks before a big game , ’ Fox said . |
| 23 | ‘ I only intend to stay a few minutes . |
| 24 | A third says : ‘ I love to read a few words of the Gospel , so that I can see Christ and listen to what He is saying to me . ’ |
| 25 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 26 | I venture to add a few observations of my own only because I have to confess to having been a somewhat reluctant convert to the notion that the words which Parliament has chosen to use in a statute for the expression of its will may fall to be construed or modified by reference to what individual members of Parliament may have said in the course of debate or discussion preceding the passage of the Bill into law . |
| 27 | With the leave of the House , I wish to say a few words in reply . |
| 28 | I wish to say a few words about what measures we would be considering if we had the misfortune to have a Labour Government . |
| 29 | Disk compressors tend to tell a few fibs when assessing how much hard disk space you 've got , hence the spurious figures |
| 30 | There has been so much interest in the industrial side , while you just have to go a few miles out of Middlesbrough to get to the coast or the middle of the moors . ’ |