Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An individual GP probably gets to see only a few cases of Meningitis in his career . |
| 2 | The Germans had no illusions about the military effectiveness of their principal ally , and at first they agreed to accept only a few divisions of the Alpini , the specialist mountain troops who could hold their own with any in Europe . |
| 3 | It helps to ask the client 's permission to jot down a few facts . |
| 4 | It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aids understanding and memory . |
| 5 | All too often , a ‘ best of all time show-stopper ’ is difficult to find only a few years after its introduction , superseded by yet another new name . |
| 6 | I tried to come off a few times , y'know , off me own bat , like , but there was too much of it around . |
| 7 | So it is n't a bad idea at this stage of the season for us to conjure up a few exercises to test receding intellectual fibre . |
| 8 | What I would like to do with the financi financial commentary , is because it is , is an historic document , I would like to pull out a few plums which we can team brief . |
| 9 | Because this is England 's last match for at least 3 ½ months , Robson had to balance his desire to try out a few options with the need to retain the basic framework of his World Cup team . |
| 10 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 11 | We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity . |
| 12 | I was surprised to find quite a few patches of snow near the summit , which I reached at about half past ten . |
| 13 | I first became involved when my youngest child started attending the playgroup and I was asked to work there a few mornings a week . |
| 14 | I would describe our time in Siret as being able to see just a few rays of light in a very dark week . |
| 15 | ‘ We would like to go over a few points relating to the Livesey murder , ’ Bragg said evenly . |
| 16 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 17 | She leaned closer and reached out , to pick up a few strands of dark hair . |
| 18 | I sympathized and threw in a few choice obscenities and ‘ hanging 's too good for ‘ ems ’ but made a note to pick up a few watches next time I was down the Brick Lane midnight market . |
| 19 | SMALL investors could use any spare cash to pick up a few holdings in carefully chosen smaller companies . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't think that professionalism as such should have a place within the playing side of the Association , ’ states the Dungiven clubman , ‘ We play for pure enjoyment and recreation and if along the way we manage to pick up a few honours , then that 's great . |
| 21 | It 's just that I have arranged to meet him tonight sometime to sort out a few things for me would of made a lot more sense if he 'd been here ! |
| 22 | They need to sort out a few things and they 'll be very competitive . ’ |
| 23 | But if you are n't prepared to wade through acres of news and advertising print , your financial adviser should be able to pick out a few plans that suit your needs . |
| 24 | Even if I allow him to scribble down a few paragraphs of his own fiction ( and I do not see why I should ) it still follows that any words he might write must in the first instance be composed by me . |
| 25 | Space allows me to discuss only a few aspects of the curriculum in any detail . |
| 26 | ANNABEL CROFT , the former British No 1 who reckoned she would be lucky to win just a few games on her return to competitive tennis , today clinched a place in the second round of the Volkswagen National championships in Telford . |
| 27 | At birth babies who have been jaundiced , premature or have had certain antibiotic therapies — to list just a few instances — should also be screened for impaired hearing . |
| 28 | James was in every respect the kind of driver Alexander would get along with and that their enterprise did not finish so very far from winning , and failed to win not a few times only through misfortune — or the injustice of fate , speaks creditably of an underlying seriousness that they rarely allowed to show . |
| 29 | Cabs were hard to come by , and after ten minutes of waiting in line beneath the hotel canopy he decided to walk uptown a few blocks and catch a passing cab if he got lucky . |
| 30 | Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food ? |