Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 2 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 3 | I would be glad if Miss Marsden could spare me a few moments . ’ |
| 4 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 6 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 7 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 8 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 9 | Could he give them a few facts about himself for the company 's press release ? |
| 10 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 11 | Could you give me a few examples ? |
| 12 | Can you give me a few examples ? |
| 13 | You had better give me a few days . |
| 14 | ‘ Sure , and you can give me a few tips on the leisure market . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Cheer up , ’ he went on , ‘ I 'll bring you a few cigarettes in a minute when Arthur 's opened the gate . ’ |
| 16 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
| 17 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
| 18 | I 'll tell you what anyway Jim I 'm coming back next week to er give you a few answers coming out of this fact find so |
| 19 | Lots of shops will give you a few quid for a computer which an be added to their ‘ loaner ’ stock . |
| 20 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps he could give you a few tips , ’ Leo said . |
| 22 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
| 23 | ‘ Maybe the Commander could give you a few tips for your essay , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 25 | Let me give you a few examples : |
| 26 | And then there was the farcical , farcical final report I I used to take will be the first to endorse and interpreting those statistics at least in my case course , but I blush what these Consultants have done , let's give you a few examples , sixty five per cent , you see on page three think that changes are necessary , they were asked 'do you think changes are necessary to meet the fifteen transportation problems and to be needs ? ' |
| 27 | Let me give you a few examples of the way in which our departments work . |
| 28 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 29 | ‘ Aye , and I 'll send her a few quid to get some nice things , ’ Pat said , brightening . |
| 30 | If she had the nerve , the sheer bloody brass neck , to do that , then maybe he 'd give her a few minutes . |