Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [v-ing] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bystander at his creation , or rather arriving a few moments after it , would feel justified in assuming that Adam had had a mother , been born and brought up in the usual way , and was in every way like us ; but he would be wrong . |
| 2 | Can you take easy exercise — walking or gently cycling a few miles , running up the stairs , carrying a heavy suitcase a distance — without becoming puffed or stiff ? |
| 3 | Of course , it 's Bonfire Night , so if you 're off to a display or just having a few sparklers at home , have a great evening . |
| 4 | One then ‘ breeds ’ a new generation of routes by combining features of the best ones , and randomly altering a few details as a form of mutation . |
| 5 | They consist of ridges of shingle and sand projecting above high water level and generally lying a few kilometres offshore . |
| 6 | it is worth writing an index and even typing a few pithy words of your own to remind you , and others , of why you did what you did , when you did it ! |
| 7 | So you would n't have to spend a fortune on , on , on I mean it 's only a matter of most of it 's a matter of paint , and then hanging a few things up is n't it ? |
| 8 | Father Poole listened , now and then muttering a few words of encouragement whenever the voice faltered . |
| 9 | ‘ I was in here one afternoon , practising and then playing a few frames . |
| 10 | So cold and unfeeling ; Eileen could n't have imagined anyone behaving in her own son 's home as if she were a stranger , making small talk and occasionally bestowing a few words on her daughter-in-law . |
| 11 | well you know if , I mean if you 're keen to keep on the course but just having a few difficulties |