Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] you " in BNC.
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1 | Ie you choose a few players and you work out your result depending upon how those players did on saturday . |
2 | So can losing a few pounds if you are overweight . |
3 | It 's a good idea to get someone to " throw " a few switches when you 're not looking . |
4 | If it is still more important to you to enjoy your fishing , using methods and approaches more akin to your liking , than it is to catch big fish at the cost of a great deal of enjoyment , then there are still a few waters where you can use ‘ classic ’ tactics . |
5 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
6 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
7 | You may need to carry out the above exercises a few times before you get any results . |
8 | You 'll read that sort of round and round a few times before you get it straight in your head what 's |
9 | You slipped over a few times but you got up alright did n't you ? |
10 | Just sit down ( I thought the idea was to dance — IM ) and listen to ‘ Yes Please ’ a few times until you realise that Shaun 's lyrics and the band 's music together still mean something to all their fans who follow a band purely for their music … so what were you doing talking to the stupid old Happy Mondays after all ? |
11 | Be prepared to ‘ fall off your bike ’ a few times whilst you are learning . |
12 | So let's have about six different characters , before we do it I 'd like you need drafting books , just to think of a few questions that you would ask the characters . |
13 | Back in the outer office Wycliffe said : ‘ A few questions while you are here , Mr Glynn … ’ |
14 | Yes , just for a few questions if you 've gathered your thoughts together . |
15 | He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing . |
16 | The diagrams for patterns will have a narrow seam allowance incorporated but add a few stitches if you think your seams will be well within the drawn edges . |
17 | So what is it did you used to have more f er was it okay at first I mean you used to have quite a few friends when you first move in ? |
18 | The year went reasonably well but there were of course a few difficulties as you would expect from a new organisation . |
19 | → There are a few things that you can try before you bin your guitar , John . |
20 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
21 | But what you do a lot I think is you know how to do quite a few things but you 're concentrating I mean here you 're thinking , Ah all I 'm doing now is where w w get the commas in the right place . |
22 | An exercise that is always valuable , is to rewrite a few articles that you have read . |
23 | Sometimes there may be a timed section which is a few jumps and you have to go as fast as you can . |
24 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
25 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |
26 | I 'll try , but you 'll have to give me a few days before you pull her in . ’ |
27 | There was a pause , as if he was controlling his rage , before he answered , ‘ He died a few days after you left him . ’ |
28 | You must always include one Warlord , but apart from this you are free to choose as many or a few characters as you wish . |
29 | I vote that this a good point other activities for the County Council in a few years that you that you will find er people anxious to support , thank you gentlemen |
30 | Yet another strategy is to put progress on ‘ hold ’ and stay with your current level of progress for a few weeks until you feel more accustomed to the level and better able to proceed . |