Example sentences of "[adv prt] a few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the matches are wet , so we cram down a few handfuls of cheese and boiled sweets . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Write down a few examples of when you last ( i ) provided food , clothing or other " necessities " for the addict in your life because he or she can not afford them . |
| 4 | Sam Baker QC ( almost ) from number 113a had suggested that he ‘ bring along a few bottles of my Australian Chardonnay ’ but no one could face the prospect of being talked through another glass of uniquely flinty , resonantly expressive Murray River Chardonnay by Sam Baker QC ( almost ) . |
| 5 | But one day he made the mistake , at least from his point of view , of bringing along a few tapes of his favourite soul and reggae music . |
| 6 | Nick , the ever-ready surveyor , whipped out his loaded camera and reeled off a few shots of the thief . |
| 7 | How ironic that she felt so alive in Piers 's company , the one man who could shrug her off as carelessly as he would shrug off a few flecks of sand from his T-shirt . |
| 8 | As a personal contribution to the stability of British industry ( who on earth invented that one ? ) may I pass on a few nuggets of advice : |
| 9 | Together , by getting their fingers in the rat-holes , they managed to tug up a few feet of rotten chestnut boarding , tindery at the edges . |
| 10 | Or go back to HQ , and try to think up a few lines of enquiry for the staff there to pursue — men and women looking progressively more unwashed and unkempt and incompetent as the small hours of the morning gradually wore on . |
| 11 | Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food ? |
| 12 | She leaned closer and reached out , to pick up a few strands of dark hair . |
| 13 | There was only one person to whom Jerome would be reporting with so much fervour ; Bénezet , naturally curious about anything that might serve his turn or redound to his profit , was not averse to picking up a few crumbs of useful information by the way . |
| 14 | He picked up a few tricks of the trade as he progressed . |
| 15 | I pulled up a few tufts of grass and covered the blood . |
| 16 | This brought out a few gasps of admiration from the onlookers . |
| 17 | All they have to do is erase the magical circle , which they can do simply by rubbing out a few inches of the chalk with a rag or cloth . |
| 18 | When a police car arrived , one man hopefully pointed out a few spots of blood on the pavement , mentally drawing a chalk circle round them and marking off the area with official police tape . |
| 19 | It was certainly slow , but then computers somehow nowadays can take months to turn out a few seconds of screen time . |
| 20 | Well , she thought , it wo n't be difficult to judge how right I am , if I pay out a few yards of line for him . |