Example sentences of "[is] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The least we can do is plant a few trees in return . |
| 2 | He says that he 's joined a few agencies , with no luck . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | An exercise that is always valuable , is to rewrite a few articles that you have read . |
| 5 | all I want out of this life is to meet a few men with something more between their ears than the latest Donna Summer hit . |
| 6 | However , your willingness to come to the aid of your fellow readers is causing a few headaches in our office . |
| 7 | ‘ Reckon that storm 's washed a few cobwebs away . ’ |
| 8 | PLANS to turn the site of a former explosives factory at Annan , Dumfriesshire , into Scotland 's top rallying centre were put forward yesterday by the 300-strong Wigton Motor Club which is based a few miles over the Border in Cumbria . |
| 9 | Before going ahead and mixing a perfume as directed in the ‘ Aromatic Concoctions ’ section , the easiest and perhaps the most economical way to experiment is to put a few drops on a damp cotton wool stick . |
| 10 | The usual method of taking the Bach Remedies is to put a few drops in a cup of springwater which is then sipped at intervals . |
| 11 | The simplest decoration is to put a few drops of vegetable dye into the water when you boil and egg . |
| 12 | That 's inspired a few hands . |
| 13 | I have to say Chairman that I find that the suggested resolution of six is totally adequate to deal with and I , I have read er the motion proposed by through a couple of times , and you know , it 's having a few frills here and there and some are , I , I , I find this one thing er more than adequate er to deal with the situation and er I would move that resolution formally . |
| 14 | HE 'S DOING a few things differently this time ; he says the album was recorded in a shed and he 's used waste metal for percussion , but elsewhere he 's shuffled further down memory lane . |
| 15 | Its severed head is found a few days later , wrapped in plastic , and used as a football by some local kids . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's spending a few days with Maria Luisa in Valencia on the mainland , ’ Fernando told her at last . |
| 17 | One of the worst things you can do is to invite a few friends round who then chat in the background so that there is a continuous hubbub . |
| 18 | The main reason why people act in this manner is to save a few seconds — a high price to pay . |
| 19 | Here 's the bank — see the queue along the street from the cash point — people who 've got pots of money in that bank and all they 've got to do is press a few buttons and it 'll spew out a wad of crisp notes into their delicately manicured hand . |
| 20 | For example , in the UK the average period between the ex dividend date and payment of the dividend is fifty three days , while the dividend is announced a few weeks before the ex dividend date ( Yadav and Pope , 1992b ) . |
| 21 | ‘ Angela 's taking a few days off — she has n't been well , ’ he said , easily . |
| 22 | He 's taking a few days ’ vacation out there , right now , so Pat and I thought it would be a good idea to let Fred Klepner stand in . |
| 23 | The idea of the ballet is to sketch a few facets of a man 's life as seen by him ( hence Unisoculous — one eye ) . |
| 24 | One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less . |
| 25 | He is putting a few thoughts down on paper . |
| 26 | All I have to do is get a few facts , give them some colourful detail and write the script . |
| 27 | The procedure is to spend a few hours ( as much as you feel you need ) studying the NZ Visual Flight Guide ( an officially-produced , loose-leaf sort of Flyer VFR Organiser or Pooley 's Guide equivalent ) and getting to know the various local vagaries of VFR , as well as learning to read an interpret the New Zealand half-million charts . |
| 28 | The idea is to spend a few days at a hotel and all you have to pay for are the meals and any extras , such as wine . |
| 29 | Lester Piggott ( eventually ) who 's ridden a few studs in his time as has |
| 30 | It 's a market as well that 's created a few monsters of its own . |