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 . ’ |