Example sentences of "have a few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | His wife , played by Greta Scacchi , has a few secrets of her own . |
| 2 | With or without management , Gatfield has a few words of warning for up-and-coming hopefuls determined to make an impression on record company A&R people . |
| 3 | Neither speaks French or German but one has a few words of English , so he sits in the front . |
| 4 | For he has a few ideas of his own . |
| 5 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 6 | ‘ And we 'd only had a few months of marriage . ’ |
| 7 | They , they 've suddenly had a few outbreaks of polio have n't they ? |
| 8 | Well , they 'd had a few weeks of mystery , of secrets kept and of wrong conclusions avoided . |
| 9 | But a defiant Wilkinson said : ‘ We have had a few days of mourning after the European Cup defeat , but this match gives us another route back into Europe and we know how important it is to stay on it . ’ |
| 10 | But first he would have a few minutes of self-indulgence . |
| 11 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 12 | Sometimes electric shock treatment his been given to quell the uproar and the ensuing calm gives the adult the opportunity to reassert itself and the tormented soul can have a few days of peace . |
| 13 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 14 | Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure . |
| 15 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
| 16 | She still had a few hours of useful painting time left , but now she could not concentrate . |
| 17 | The police would have to be told about Zoe 's murder tomorrow , but tonight he had a few hours of peace . |
| 18 | ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me . |
| 19 | Roger , however had a few tricks of his own to counter with and a long hot summer season in Yarmouth was turned into ‘ The Wacky Races ’ . |
| 20 | He might have the advantage of size and strength , but thanks to the martial arts classes she 'd taken as regularly as she could over the past few years , she had a few tricks of her own up her sleeve . |
| 21 | Unfortunately we had a few lapses of concentration at the start of the second half and you just ca n't afford that against a team as good as Australia . |
| 22 | He was haemodynamically stable but had a few episodes of haemoptysis , and there was macroscopic haematuria . |
| 23 | How would St Jerome shape up after he 'd caught a Dinky toy in the mouth and had a few handfuls of fettucine thrust into his armpit ? |
| 24 | Most newspapers have a few pages of features , and that 's another kind of readership . |
| 25 | I have a few copies of quality magazines ; the girls are just gorgeous . |
| 26 | Have a few glasses of beer or Scotch or … you know … punch ! |
| 27 | I have a few questions of my own erm in , in doing it and erm was er when you say that , that males had males parental investment erm I was wondering how they , how can a male when the male decides to desert how can they be certain if the female is going to take care of the offspring , because I was wondering if erm if probability like the based by their genes it does n't matter if one female does n't take care of the offspring because they produce more offspring |
| 28 | By now , you probably have a few ideas of sights and scenes to visit . |
| 29 | Already we have a few examples of the end-product of several stages of processing , although we do not yet understand the mechanisms . |