Example sentences of "on [prep] a few [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |
2 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
3 | ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up . |
4 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
5 | We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine . |
6 | ‘ But if you carry on for a few more days on an unofficial basis , that 's your business . |
7 | I can go on for a few more days . |
8 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
9 | The weather was still warm and sunny , though , an Indian summer that looked like stretching on for a few more days yet . |
10 | So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet . |
11 | Lori dominated the table and Travis urged her on with a few well-chosen words . |
12 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
13 | He paid , and still looking thoughtful , escorted the young girls through the mahogany and brass revolving doors into the burgundy-coloured , upholstered , mirrored and gilded interior of Le Grand Condé , where in heaps of rosy cumulus , nymphs with come-hither looks and not a stitch on except a few blue satin ribbons frolicked between the mirrored panels on the walls and ceiling . |
14 | Erm we 'd better get on to a few other things . |