Example sentences of "[vb pp] a few things [prep] " 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 | My fault , I know — I 've had a few things on my mind . |
| 4 | You must surely have observed a few things about Fräulein Müller . ’ |
| 5 | As for those countries who live under a non-religious dictatorship and are officially atheist , they appear to have learned a few things from the Inquisition . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've put a few things in the room you might need — toiletries and something to wear to sleep in . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I had discovered a few things about him that were very … hurtful . |
| 8 | After he had slept in the same sheets for six months Nails had taken them to the launderette , and now he had discovered a few things like that , which helped , which was more than his dad ever had . |
| 9 | I know I 've learnt a few things by huge mistakes . |