Example sentences of "go [adv prt] [prep] a few " in BNC.

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1 The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours .
2 Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag .
3 But the assumption that all morality means sexual morality is too widespread to go down without a few squawks of protest .
4 She said it had been going on for a few months . ’
5 It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’
6 ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’
7 Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point
8 Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes .
9 so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time
10 I can go on for a few more days .
11 He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’
12 He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’
13 The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel .
14 And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " .
15 One possibility is to choose two or three at a time , as above , and then go on to a few others .
16 But Dreadnought , let alone all her other weak places , had been holed amidships by a baulk of timber , and before long the water poured into her with a sound like a sigh and she went down in a few seconds .
17 I felt him go off for a few seconds .
18 Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' .
19 At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek .
20 But I could go up in a few weeks .
21 we notice the joints of beef in Tesco gone up by a few quid
22 gone up by a few quid from six pound odd to eight pound odd
23 He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement .
24 and we 'd been up all night serving troops and er , you see , and then the Manager said , well look er now and have some breakfast before we get th another telegram and we were next door to the Telegram Office , you see , and when , when the erm war , during the war , you see , the man would come out of the Telegraph Office and he would say er and er , you see , all the lights went out except a few lights along the back of the counter .
25 I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’
26 I did n't want to leave the Maxteds behind because they had started out as my passengers , so I went back in a few minutes later to see if they were ready to leave .
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