Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 2 | In the court were twelve tiny cottages and I only remember a few of the families who were unfortunate enough to live there — the Pragnells , Goodfellows , Wheadons , Dears , Rattues and Dawkins . |
| 3 | However , I only put a few dozen sheets of paper through the machine , and two of them caught on the wire loop , which creased the paper and caused ink smudges where the machine was still printing . |
| 4 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 5 | I only had a few weeks . |
| 6 | The nationality rule was a beautiful get-out for them , but I only had a few months to go before I 'd been here for ten years and would have been entitled to fight for the title . |
| 7 | ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me . |
| 8 | Yes because I went to , I only had a few weeks at er and that was and I would n't stick that . |
| 9 | I only had a few wee tablets that pump the vein |
| 10 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 11 | It will take me six to eight matches to get fit — I 've played four so far so , hopefully , I only need a few more . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ I only have a few thousand invested , but it is very worrying when you can not get your money back , and there is no way of knowing how long it might be or how much I will get back . ’ |
| 13 | I only add a few words of my own out of deference to the contrary view expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Lowry , and to consider the cases on thefts from companies to which we were referred in the course of argument . |
| 14 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 15 | Can I just say a few brief things to this , firstly , I share their concern entirely and totally and I do n't think there 's an officer round this table who would n't agree with that , and I also believe , having met with all the board members this morning , I know that the board members similarly agree . |
| 16 | The landscape reminds me of the west coast of Ireland , of Inishere , the smallest of the Aran Islands on which I once spent a few days — the same tradition of building walls to clear land as much as to protect . |
| 17 | I always keep a few in stock ( Rule 17A ) ; they 're cheap enough and ever so impressive in the morning afters . |
| 18 | I still have a few copies and am sending this one for you to see . |
| 19 | I also fell a few times . ’ |
| 20 | I also had a few problems trying to create a link between a table in a document and the spreadsheet the data came from . |
| 21 | I also took a few injudicious swigs of potent farmhouse cider -but more of that liquid indiscretion in a moment . |
| 22 | I also have a few old postcards if these are of any use . ’ |
| 23 | I also have a few big posters advertising the event . |
| 24 | I also duped a few stupid coventry fans into thinking I was a new signing as i walked out of the officials entrance after the match … did about 8 or 9 autographs : - ) ) ) |
| 25 | I even practised a few variations at home to see if the system could be improved . |
| 26 | I then added a few aerobics and , together with some great music , the new Intensive Stretching and Aerobic Programme was complete . |
| 27 | I then added a few alchemilla leaves to provide a contrast with the dark background . |
| 28 | I actually gave a few lectures there myself on company law . |
| 29 | So let me just say a few things before he does arrive , and catch his breath and perhaps have a cup of tea , on , on a topic which we , it 's not fully listed but I think is worth just mentioning , and that is writing for the press , because it may occur to you and in fact you may yourself on occasions , write things for the press . |
| 30 | Over these erm past couple of weeks we 've been looking at er some of the questions in the New Testament , we thought a couple of weeks back of the question that Jesus asked his disciples , do you think I 'm able to do this and then last week we looked at a question that the disciples put to Jesus , that time when they came down from the mountain and they found the re , three of them came down with Jesus from the mountain of transfiguration and they found the other disciples with a man who and a , whose son was demon possessed and er they had been unable to help him and the man or brings his son to Jesus and Jesus delivers him and afterwards the disciples who had been so helpless put the question to Jesus , why could we not cast out this demon and this morning I 'd like us to look at another question , we 've got another one today and one God willing next week , er and the question is , is found in Luke chapter thirteen , let me just read a few verses , because of course it 's , it 's not just the questions , it 's the answers that are important as well in Luke chapter thirteen , gon na read from verse twenty two it says in Jesus was passing through from one city and village to another , teaching and proceeding on his way to Jerusalem now that gives us a clue in that , because Jesus only ever went to Jerusalem apart from when he was a boy , he only ever went to Jerusalem once and that , after since that time , and that was when he was crucified , so Jesus was now on his way to Jerusalem , it was the latter days , the latter weeks of the life of Jesus , he was making his way now to Jerusalem and someone said to him Lord are there just a few who are being saved and Jesus said to hi , to them , strive to enter by the narrow door for many I tell you will seek to enter and will not be able , once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying Lord open to us , then he will answer and say to you I do not know where you are from , then you will begin to say we ate and drank in your presence and you taught in our streets , and he will say I tell you I do not know where you are from , depart from me all you evil doers , there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth there , when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the profits in the kingdom of God , but yourselves being cast out and they will come from East and West and from North and South and will recline at the table in the Kingdom of God , and behold some ar some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last , so it 's just that question then , let's remind ourselves that is put to Jesus Lord are there just a few who are being saved |