Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | that coming from that way you say and er , there 's normally a few spaces this time of day , well up the road there 's and I thought |
| 4 | ‘ It 's serious ! ’ said Robert , ‘ and Rafiq and his boys wo n't stop at a few groans this time . |
| 5 | did quite a few graphs last time , and you 're good on algebra , manipulating things , you 're good on trig , vectors and matrices , how do you feel about those ? |
| 6 | We must try a few passes some time . ’ |
| 7 | Most large towns in Britain with sizable Asian communities have three or four resident hakims , and an unknown number visit Britain from abroad to practise for a few weeks several times a year . |
| 8 | They were four-and-three-quarter inches long , and would fit onto most machines , but gave only a few seconds extra time . |
| 9 | It comes to the surface for a few seconds several times each day , and two short exposures to light separated by 12 hours are enough to initiate its reproductive cycle . |