Example sentences of "[vb pp] a few [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must have forgotten a few things in the holidays , like the time I pushed her in the school goldfish pond . |
| 2 | He eyes me , thinking that , although I might have done a few things in the Arctic , I am still a tiny lad without any fat ; he decides that it will be just a few minutes . |
| 3 | She smiled down at him and realized that in the few weeks he 'd been with her he had not only put on weight but had grown a few inches in height too . |
| 4 | She must have seen a few sights in her time . ’ |
| 5 | The first 10–15 minutes should have seen a few goals in the net for Leeds . |
| 6 | But I 've noticed a few faces in the crowd and it wo n't be long . |
| 7 | To preserve her anonymity they had agreed on the pseudonym Vesta , and if at first he had thought a few days in the East End might dampen her enthusiasm he had been proved wrong . |
| 8 | Jocelyn on the other hand would have preferred a few irregularities in life and so was leaving to live in a battered wives hostel . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | Oh you , now you 've got a few letters in there L that 's an |
| 11 | I 've got a few shares in British Aerospace , but nobody would notice if I sold them all . |
| 12 | we have had a few successes in spite of this uncaring government , and feel that it has been worthwhile to protest . |
| 13 | ‘ But the horse has certainly had a few adventures in the meantime . |
| 14 | I have had a few years in which to practise cooking and , somewhat immodestly , I think this cake recipe could be classed as excellent . |
| 15 | It had always had a few troops in its settlements to defend property locally , but even when it had begun building up its own little army it had only about 3,000 men in 1749 . |
| 16 | And I er was talking to her down the lane when Mrs Monday and I asked her how she was and she said oh I 've had a few falls in the house and all . |
| 17 | She had received a few blows in her time , but after the first shock she had swung back . |
| 18 | Sometimes some of the sheep and goats are hidden , and when the flock comes to rest at midday the boy is given a few minutes in which to inspect gothorima and report . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | She had stayed a few days in a cheap hotel near the Bristol docks , too bruised mentally to contemplate going anywhere . |
| 21 | Nick had tried to get his US Tour card that year and we 'd played a few times in America . |
| 22 | Still at school but has already played a few times in midfield for youth team . |
| 23 | The Bhundu Boys have recently played a few dates in Spain and have toured in Australia , America and Europe . |
| 24 | The English had not taken any important part in this ; voyages from Bristol at the end of the fifteenth century had reached a few points in North America and had opened up cod fisheries off Newfoundland , and in the 1550s London merchants had used the northern searoutes to start trading with Russia , but most of the nation 's energies overseas in the first half of the sixteenth century had been devoted to the last and least rewarding of the attempts to conquer France . |
| 25 | ‘ The young man you saw merely exchanged a few words in English with me , and his arm was on the back of the seat — not cuddling me ! |
| 26 | PULLED A FEW STROKES IN CUBA , RUSSIA , KUWAIT , I UNDERSTAND — SO ! |
| 27 | Dana and I had already spent a few weekends in Madrid , travelling by bus via Avila through wonderful country . |
| 28 | Having spent a few years in both camps the matter was resolved in 1981 when Stoddards and Templetons were merged . |
| 29 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 30 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |