Example sentences of "not [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( And yet I remember one morning — when confronted by a preliminary plate of very sour , very cold slices of orange I could not stop a few tears trickling miserably down my cheeks — a gruff voice coming from the other end of the table . |
| 2 | When she tried to explain that she would now have to live on five shillings a week , she could not restrain a few tears . |
| 3 | It is better to learn that the candidate can not put a few words together before he/she joins the company rather than after he/she is employed . |
| 4 | Although barbel are so stupid when they are feeding ravenously , they are not so stupid they can not learn a few tricks of their own to enable them to feed in the face of apparent danger . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think a few crocuses in Hyde Park are going to make much difference , ’ Estabrook said . |
| 6 | I still do n't know a few ideas though |
| 7 | ‘ John goes for the foliage and I buy flowers ’ said Claudia , who likes bargains and does n't mind a few surprises . |
| 8 | Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband . |
| 9 | So there 's no reason at all why you should n't have a few hours off . |
| 10 | But they would n't walk a few yards into the police station and tell anybody . |
| 11 | ‘ He can count his good luck that he did n't come a few minutes earlier , ’ Rune said crisply . |
| 12 | Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up . |
| 13 | Do n't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others . |