Example sentences of "[vb pp] a few more [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He forbore to add that Poll might have earned a few more blows as the result of Sally-Anne 's intervention , to prevent her from involving anyone else in future . |
| 2 | The pension had attracted a few more guests than Herr Zimmerman 's complaints had given him to expect . |
| 3 | If the previous Labour Government in which he served had only caught a few more headlines and been as active in prison improvements and new prison building as all Conservative Governments since 1979 have been , his comments could be taken more seriously . |
| 4 | The last time he had prayed he appeared to have been granted a few more minutes before termination . |
| 5 | ‘ Be damned if you have n't grown a few more inches , m'boy , ’ Sir Philip said , shaking Harry warmly by the hand . |
| 6 | Go see Fred and he 's probably got a few more pounds ready available than |
| 7 | I 'm sure he 'd got a few more bits of paper on his desk than what shall we do about P E Ps ? |
| 8 | Have we got a few more facts wrong ? ’ |
| 9 | PLUCKY Chesterfield sent a tremor through crisis club Liverpool last night by warning them : ‘ We 've got a few more tricks up our sleeve . ’ |
| 10 | Stereolab always look tonight as if they 've got a few more tricks up their sleeve than anyone else around at the moment , and in an age where recycling the past to create a spurious version of the future is the order of the day , they may well prove to be a benchmark of quality for their times . |
| 11 | We 've got a few more names and facts to throw at him . ’ |
| 12 | Got a few more voices on for the tape . |
| 13 | Uranium U two three five U two three eight , the only difference is o ones got a few more neutrons than the other . |
| 14 | She said I must mention I 've had a few more deliveries from Ercol So we walked into the living room . |
| 15 | Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've had a few more ideas … well , I 've thought about … areas I did n't think I could use that I now think I can , and I want to develop that stuff , and — ’ |
| 17 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 18 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 19 | Tampopo might have sold a few more bowls of noodles and Babette 's Feast caused little hiccups of interest in historic cooking , but The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover plays around with the relationship between food , sex and death in a way that is bound to cause offence . |
| 20 | And Nick , just before you go , I said before you came on ‘ Abingdon Town clear at the top , but they do have they have played a few more games in their chases ’ , but I gather the results elsewhere went your way today . |
| 21 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
| 22 | She 'd left a few more pieces of trash on the dining-room floor : reminders of that time . |
| 23 | Presumably he had snatched a few more hours ' sleep , she decided morosely , while she 'd been traipsing fruitlessly up and down Strøget . |
| 24 | ‘ But if Mellor had not disputed our bill we could have survived a few more months in the hope that we would sell several houses on our books . ’ |
| 25 | Had England held a few more catches , that could have won them the match ; as it was , an all-out total of 307 meant victory for West Indies by 134 runs . |