Example sentences of "you [verb] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
2 | Do you want to feed a few people sumptuously , or entertain masses of relatives and friends in a more modest manner ? |
3 | Maybe if you 'd spared a few minutes , you could 've become part of Gillian Wearing 's extensive collection of personalised banners . |
4 | ‘ Did you remember to cut a few inches off the exhaust-pipe ? ’ |
5 | Oh and his wife 's got the first name too and the name of the his wife too and then you begin to you begin to put a few equations together . |
6 | Yeah , if they come up to you with a microphone and say would you like to say a few words for the television programme yourself |
7 | ‘ Well , could n't you have sold a few of those ? ’ |
8 | That it , it 's true , it 's absolutely , but when you managed to swallow a few bot you know , a few of them , you know , you know it 's alright then . |
9 | One shaper in a group is n't too bad , more than one shaper in a group you start having a few problems . |
10 | The operating systems of the future , like Windows NT , may well require still more RAM once you start running a few applications on them . |
11 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
12 | The basic shape is very easy to make , but if you do have a little time you might want to give the dragon more elaborate scales . |
13 | They 're not bad really , they , no but I mean you do get a few damp ones now and again do n't you ? |
14 | Look for fish rising , try trotting down different lines ( but keep loose feeding your same one ) , do n't make any drastic changes until you 've made a few bites . |
15 | Is that what you 're talking about now when you 're saying about the about erm you did n't know what to About being frightened you 've said a few times . |
16 | Now , you 've run a few errands for me since then , without enquiring too closely about their nature . |
17 | But by the time you 've found that out , you 've met a few people , and you do n't need to hang around the hall any more . |
18 | ‘ You 've collected a few broken bones and they 're newly set . |
19 | ‘ Well , I 'm sure you 've broken a few speed limits yourself since then . |
20 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
21 | It might be more acceptable when you 're older , when you 've had a few kids , to be fatter . |
22 | The Draconian armies swept down from his sleevies ( think about it ) , and overran the Elven lands of Qualinost ( try saying that when you 've had a few ! ) . |
23 | You 've had a few callers . |
24 | Oh well you 've quite enjoyed that and you 've had a few of them by the smell of you . |
25 | But it 's a really good place to go to if you 've got a any spare time and I 'm sure spare time , it 's well worth going there , erm you can hire bikes . |
26 | With the diving you 've got a few decisions to make — some things to avoid , some personal choice — and it 's worth getting it right . |
27 | If you 've got a few days to spare , head inland to the 400 million year old Presley Hills . |
28 | But you 've got a few months left , enough time for a very shrewd operator to move in . |
29 | He said , ‘ You 've got a few manners , I see . |
30 | You know cos at least you 've got a few fields for the kids to play on and you 've got a decent park , you 've got a nice pub just down the road and then you 've got the big sports hall . |