Example sentences of "a few [det] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do still have a few such courses and they work quite well . |
| 2 | Right , and that , that 's obviously a , an and if you look at it , it 's it 's got a few less squiggles than that one , but it 's a , it 's a version of . |
| 3 | I know it is , it 's not exactly doing a lot for me either but er cos it gets raised every bloody management meeting but I think having discussed the matter we 've actually opened ourselves out a few more options than we probably thought we had |
| 4 | Lancing , who surprised themselves and everyone else by making their first appearance in the Halford Hewitt Cup final against the winners , Shrewsbury , last April , will raise a few more eyebrows if they do half as well this time . |
| 5 | A few more times and you 'd get it . |
| 6 | The same duties on a fishing vessel may present a few more difficulties as their crews do not normally have to cope with customs procedures . |
| 7 | We asked if she was getting tired of being subjected to all these questions , and she said that she had a few more minutes before she had to go and meet Jack and Rod for lunch . |
| 8 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 9 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
| 10 | He would wait a few more minutes and then he 'd go . |
| 11 | That side of tape 's nearly gone , a few more minutes and then it 's finished I think . |
| 12 | And I 'm intending to , to hold a few more assemblies as well to sort of get interest going again because it 's been a while since we did an assembly on it , so if we do another one , that usually gets it going again does n't it ? |
| 13 | The bird sang a few more notes and flew away . |
| 14 | Thereafter , though things were still churning round midfield , there were a few more moves and shots on goal worth shouting about . |
| 15 | She moved a few more inches and made another plan . |
| 16 | The door opened a few more inches and a pair of wide dark snouts pushed through , snuffling noisily . |
| 17 | Just a few more autographs and it 's off to France to prepare for 2 Grand Prix in a week ; at Magny Cours on Sunday , then Silverstone 7 days later . |
| 18 | And one wanted re-estimating , the other one wanted a few more prices cos everything like marble tops which are going to cost a fortune to get done . |
| 19 | I 've had a few blokes , a few more blokes than you . |
| 20 | Collect the leaves and stems of the plant that the eggs have been laid on , and put them in the cage in a pot of water together with a few more leaves or shoots of the same kind . |
| 21 | A few more dives and it surfaces with a larger fish which , judging from its colour , is a sea-scorpion . |
| 22 | Just a few more vegetables or a bouillon cube , ’ he turned to Penelope , smiling , ‘ and sometimes a great deal too many potatoes . ’ |
| 23 | A few more metres and she was faced with a panorama of colourful flower-beds surrounding a small lake where , as a centre-piece , air bubbled through a series of glass tubes of varying diameter and height to make an eye-catching display . |
| 24 | He quietly filled in a few more forms while she was changing . |
| 25 | She only needed a few more bits and pieces . |
| 26 | The group carried on for another album and a few more singles but the charts were changing , and their time was up . |
| 27 | The Mercedes was equipped with an electric sunroof , automatic transmission , anti-lock brakes and a few more extras that swelled the price by over £4,000 . |
| 28 | In the Gaza Strip this week , a few more Israelis and Palestinians slaughtered each other . |
| 29 | ‘ Rain , after I rang you this morning I made a few more enquiries and then went and told Barbara she was to come with me . ’ |
| 30 | Plans for the evening include just a bit more cake , a few more presents and the simple kind of games that children really enjoy . |