Example sentences of "have a few [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But now , for the man who serves the famous … it 's back to serving the public of Swindon … after all John Reynolds has a few more strings to his bow .
2 He has a few more shocks coming his way yet .
3 And Dave Wotherspoon has a few more tricks up his sleeve , too .
4 Faye still has a few more days to consider the amniocentesis .
5 No there seems no logic in taking a , a long barrelled weapon er in as much as the team leader perhaps has a few more responsibilities than the other officers have and I would be going forward to handcuff whoever was in that bo er in that bedroom .
6 She said I must mention I 've had a few more deliveries from Ercol So we walked into the living room .
7 Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end .
8 ‘ I 've had a few more ideas … well , I 've thought about … areas I did n't think I could use that I now think I can , and I want to develop that stuff , and — ’
9 Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot …
10 Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot …
11 We do still have a few such courses and they work quite well .
12 ‘ But you 're here now , so you may have a few more minutes with him , until the drug I have just administered takes effect .
13 ‘ I 'm half inclined to pursue her tomorrow ; perhaps if we had her we would have a few more answers to all this .
14 All right now before we do any more dates put your hands down and we 'll have a few more birthday dates in a bit .
15 It 's very heavy this end , can we have a few more men . ’
16 ‘ Christ , ’ says Pamela , good-naturedly , ‘ do you think we can have a few more poofs in here ? ’
17 Well , if he lived in the north- east , er part of this county , that great ar area where there is very little in terms of infrastructure perhaps er er it 's a pity we ca n't have a few more hysterics and we would perhaps get further down the road .
18 ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on .
19 So far everything had gone our way , but it was hard to believe that the wily old campaigner would not have a few more tricks up his sleeve .
20 Now , can we please have a few more bands that intend to be this good ?
21 They have merely said , ’ Oh , no , we shall have a few more guillotines . ’
22 and what have you come down for a meal and we used to sit with the landlord having a having a natter whilst having a few few drinks and er yeah he he used to say er when we went up what do you fancy tonight ?
23 In writing , you will discover what can and can not be done , and then perhaps you will have to modify your attention-grabbing murder , if only by having a few fewer porcupine quills .
24 ‘ Now to look on the bright side of ffeatherstonehaugh 's , I 've a few more lines of Rochester for you :
25 ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , ‘ I 've a few more things to do in the garden .
26 In the case of the tms and citB promoters , however , stable complexes were not detected until the nascent RNA had a few more nucleotides ( 11 ) .
27 The garage attendant , who almost called in a SWAT team when he saw me arrive that morning , had a few more palpitations when he watched me climb in the back seat and start peeling off my biker 's gear .
28 She had a few more minutes .
29 We asked if she was getting tired of being subjected to all these questions , and she said that she had a few more minutes before she had to go and meet Jack and Rod for lunch .
30 ‘ Mayhap if we had a few more wizards among us we would not now be in the straits we are in . ’
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