Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay erm let's perhaps make a few comments then about the Vienna settlement itself . |
| 2 | ‘ Should only take a few days . |
| 3 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 4 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 5 | There may be one or two flooded areas in the morning down along the east coast , but elsewhere should just have a few heavy showers . |
| 6 | We must also encourage a few enthusiasts to specialise further , taking responsibility for coordinating teaching in their departments . |
| 7 | But that time must yet remain a few days ahead , while everywhere lay in the throes of a natural disaster — the nature of which had yet to be determined — and while the snow still fell as thickly as it did . |
| 8 | Alerted by her dulcet tones , a crowd began to gather outside a downtown boutique and May generously offered a few fashion tips to the throng . |
| 9 | Let's just consider a few important examples , probably the most famous of which is the acetylcholine receptor . |
| 10 | What I want you to do between now and the end of the lesson , ah , wait for it , in your rough books , ah I want you to start writing down ideas of the things that are important to you , but before we do that , let's just have a few starters on the board , let's have some hands up . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll just fetch a few things we might need . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll just do a few sketches , ’ she muttered . |
| 13 | I 'll just get a few |
| 14 | " And while you 're there , " said Bigwig , scowling round at the others from under the great sheaf of fur on his head , " I 'll just have a few words with these three . |
| 15 | He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework . |
| 16 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 17 | If you practise in an area where rentcharges are common you 'll also need a few more forms ( see your law stationer 's catalogue or the Land Registry list of official forms ) dealing with these . |
| 18 | Already he was worried about their stores lasting until the Saturday when he might reasonably claim a few shillings to tide him over ; Emily 's mother had given them a box of stuff , sausages , bread , some tea , butter , bacon — but it would have to be spun out . |
| 19 | ‘ You know , Mr Lytham , I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that my bequest might also wait a few more years . |
| 20 | The Royal children might even pass a few exams which is more than their expensively educated Mummies and Daddies managed . |
| 21 | Er , I 'll certainly pull a few changes and |
| 22 | When Doris joined my classes , her figure resembled a barrel and , accordingly , she could only perform a few of the easier exercises . |
| 23 | Er but radical certainly as compared to how things operated before , when you went into the fitting shop , you know , you could , you could only walk a few feet |
| 24 | However , we agreed that self-help schemes could only bring a few jobs and that a central demand should still be that the state provide jobs . |
| 25 | Peering into the tank using a strong eye-glass I could only see a few fry and I mean a few . |
| 26 | You 've got a great acting career ahead of you if you could only learn a few more tricks . ’ |
| 27 | The presenter said she could only recall a few people , and volunteered the story of David Parkin throwing a glass of wine at his wife and how she had watched Maggie Parkin stalk out of the room trying to pretend that nothing had happened . |
| 28 | they could only snatch a few minutes together from time to time , usually when Daddy came over to Low Fields to look after the cattle , or during the haytiming . |
| 29 | Thank you Next item , Right agenda item three , notes of the Joint Consultative Committee held on the twenty-first of October , nineteen ninety-three , paper B. If I could just say a few words . |
| 30 | Ian , you were one , , and Tracy , if you could just say a few words . |