Example sentences of "just [verb] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just rub a few drops between your hands and slick lightly through freshly washed or dry hair . |
| 2 | While you 're clearing away old bedding plants , just push a few cloves into the soil , about 4–6in apart , with tips just below the soil . |
| 3 | Some children were sent to widowed grandmothers to live with them for company , or just sleep a few nights , like the seaman 's daughter on the Western Isles who , when all the men were away at the fishing , ‘ used to sleep with granny … bringing the water from the well and bringing in the peat , tidying up the floor and singing songs , for granny she was a very musical lady , yes she was . ’ |
| 4 | So I would agree with what Tom said on the sort of , things , yeah , you know , knock that together , we 've got that on one piece of paper already that 's about two years out of date , well , was up to date two years ago , which I could probably dig out for you , and then erm we 've got , we can even do it from a European sort of view point , which just has a few things there that need taking up . |
| 5 | In certain entries th tha which I 'll come to shortly , do use extra memory , er , just say a few things about er , the one , three of these , three of the Windows products , which er , one of you is using , erm , it uses memory slightly differently , er , if I put an entry in row one , and a ro and an entry on row five one two , then yes , it er uses memory for that whole range there . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll just do a few sketches , ’ she muttered . |
| 7 | Beryl said , ‘ Just wait a few minutes , Adam , till we 've got this cleared up . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Just wait a few months and we will go as tourists . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll just fetch a few things we might need . ’ |
| 10 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 11 | Right , okay , my boudoir , I 've just seen a few things together . |
| 12 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 13 | You do n't need a herd of asses , just tip a few tablespoons of powdered milk into your bath for a skin softening soak . |
| 14 | Just give a few details about age , occupation , their personality , and your relationship with them . |
| 15 | I think erm what , what we , what I 'd really like to do is if I could get in touch with him and give him the chance to make up his own mind er then he could decide whether or not he would like to have a chat with me and I 'd just run a few ideas by him , just as you 've done , without any pressure er and he can make his own decisions . |
| 16 | I 've just had a few drinks . |
| 17 | ‘ Just getting a few apples , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 18 | Just get a few odds and ends like you know |
| 19 | Erm if they have n't then you just get a few ideas , got a graphics pack and you say well is this the sort of thing you want , well this is what the er the builder did last time . |
| 20 | just get a few drips |
| 21 | Well it 's always nice to keep a clean sheet , you know , especially away from home , but , you know , we just , just get a few League wins and er get the confidence back again . |
| 22 | well you know if , I mean if you 're keen to keep on the course but just having a few difficulties |
| 23 | so she were just having a few crumpets |
| 24 | Of course , it 's Bonfire Night , so if you 're off to a display or just having a few sparklers at home , have a great evening . |
| 25 | Well could n't we just have a few things |
| 26 | What I want you to do between now and the end of the lesson , ah , wait for it , in your rough books , ah I want you to start writing down ideas of the things that are important to you , but before we do that , let's just have a few starters on the board , let's have some hands up . |
| 27 | " And while you 're there , " said Bigwig , scowling round at the others from under the great sheaf of fur on his head , " I 'll just have a few words with these three . |
| 28 | Chris Patten is among the sceptics : ‘ Even if it ( investment ) were to be successful and encourage a 40 or 50 per cent increase in the use of rail , it would make damn-all difference to the growth in road traffic — it would just take a few percentage points off the top . ’ |
| 29 | If you find your throat is dry and you need some water just take a few sips to moisten your mouth . |
| 30 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |