Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I do n't like provide a little bottles cos little |
| 2 | Even in the 1980s a troupe could be performing a highly individual routine in the most modern style but they only had to link arms , synchronize a few kicks and the audience would break into spontaneous applause . |
| 3 | Throw some washing in , press a few buttons and try it out . |
| 4 | Erm one of the problems fish have on this is that they lay their eggs in gravel or something like that and where males have their own nest sometimes another male comes along and er takes it over , hijacks it piracy and interestingly enough what happens in those situations a pirate male will come in , displace the existing male from his nest and fertilize a few eggs and then buzz off . |
| 5 | But it was as I got into my teenaged years I began to get bored with my walk on roles , sitting around for hours waiting to go on with make-up and costumes on was no fun any more , but I was far too young to do anything else but walk on say a few lines and walk off again . |
| 6 | write , it 's now I have to ache , I , I wait a few minutes and then I , go on again when me hands had a rest |
| 7 | Some make preliminary enquiries then wait a few years but many feel it is so desperately important to know where they came from and who they belonged to that they go ahead . |
| 8 | ‘ Just wait a few months and we will go as tourists . ’ |
| 9 | Wait a few days till dumbo gets bored and strolls in the streets . |
| 10 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 11 | Everlast has made much in recent interviews of HOP 's lack of meaning — they 're just regular guys who enjoy a few bevvies and like to get laid , they do n't pretend otherwise , and no-one should come to them expecting anything else . |
| 12 | We shall not attempt a complete classification of the different possibilities for using graphics but simply give a few examples and point out some general possibilities and dangers . |
| 13 | The diagrams for patterns will have a narrow seam allowance incorporated but add a few stitches if you think your seams will be well within the drawn edges . |
| 14 | I still make necklaces from strips of knitting with beads or marbles sewn in at intervals and they are still very popular , whether ‘ wooly ’ for sweaters or lurexed for evening wear ; but |I have recently been trying very simple macramé to knot several strips decoratively together and maybe add a few beads or jewels and the results can be quite spectacular . |
| 15 | ‘ Add a few years as well . ’ |
| 16 | Well there 's another lad he 's been ill in health he 's worked more now than he ever has cos he used to work a few days and lose a few days and he was n't . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , you know , as in go into a pub and order something in a glass and eat a few nuts and so on . ’ |
| 18 | In 1836 Sir Charles Knightley , one of the richest men in England , had to ride twenty miles to break open his daughter 's money box and borrow a few sovereigns before he could … ’ |
| 19 | However , all the system manages to do is create 32Kb of High RAM ( D800-DFFF ) , load a few bits and pieces up there and leave me with 550Kb available in Conventional memory . |
| 20 | Pass a few exams and I 'd do lots of shows and festivals when I 've won money for my dance school . |
| 21 | Pop stars get a hundred times that many fan letters — every day . ’ |
| 22 | And I say to him : ‘ Shut up , memorize it , get a hundred marks and stay out of trouble ’ ’ |
| 23 | Well I would have bought maybe dried fruit and er extra coal token , you know you bought your coal tokens and your milk tokens , maybe bought an extra coal token and erm maybe went and get a dozen cakes or something like that . |
| 24 | You get a few aches and pains |
| 25 | Just get a few odds and ends like you know |
| 26 | Skipper Andy Townsend , another Norwich old boy said : ‘ If we can get them all back fit again , get a few wins and the confidence going , there 's no reason why we ca n't get up there . ’ |
| 27 | My father will go to the cash and carry every week , and perhaps he 'll pop into into Tesco 's or something and get a few bits and pieces , so we got a lot in the fridge , but it 's not a lot of variety . |
| 28 | I generally fish with a short hair for barbel , about ½ inch , but soon lengthen this if I get a few bites and do n't hit them . |
| 29 | A London consortium took over Springfield Park last week , installed businessman Michael Morris on the board and issued specific instructions to Chief Executive Brian Hamilton : ‘ Get a few results and move us up the Second Division table . ’ |
| 30 | He 'll go out , tell a few jokes and get people in a responsive mood . |