Example sentences of "you [verb] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Surely it did n't hurt you to spare a few minutes for an old man ? ’ |
| 2 | The ideas are limitless and it is up to you to spare a few moments when on holiday to notice what is growing around you and press some interesting pieces that you will be able to use on your return . |
| 3 | Could you spare a few hours a month to be a secretary or chairman of a group , a Panda keeper , or trading officer ? |
| 4 | Well you do n't , you do n't really look as if you need to lose weight cos it 's probably why you got a few stares , it 's like all the diet books that have sylphlike people on the front . |
| 5 | And you got a few bits that your |
| 6 | you got a few years back . |
| 7 | You got a few months and then you were paid off you were back on the dole . |
| 8 | . Because mum 's territory is there you got a few people complained ! |
| 9 | Er cos that 's why we 're so expensive when you lose a few engineers in transit . |
| 10 | Why do n't you make a few plans , get your tale all neatly worked out in advance , the way you do with everything ? ’ |
| 11 | Do you want a few chips on a plate nan ? |
| 12 | Premier Savings is not the type of savings account for you to dip into every time you want a few pounds to spend . |
| 13 | things are looking clearer now than they did you know a few weeks ago . |
| 14 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 15 | Why do n't you wait a few hours and see if he gets what you need from Blagg ? ’ |
| 16 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 17 | He came out of the bedclothes and said , ‘ While I 'm laid up like this , why do n't you do a few concerts on your own ? ’ |
| 18 | You run a few steps . ’ |
| 19 | He sits behind a desk and you stand a few feet away with a screw facing you really close on either side . |
| 20 | It 's only open you know a half day a week . |
| 21 | I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays . |
| 22 | Well up in Scotland of course we do n't need to save our rain water we get plenty of it coming from the unclear , but er one thing I would say would be that erm if we have a warm spell and the sun is beating on a bitumen roof and then of course suddenly a shower and that er goes into the water bucket or water barrel then it does give you maybe you know a few problems . |
| 23 | It was just all all like that you know a few tress but mainly grass . |
| 24 | But it , I , it 's only six ninety five and I thought if we had you know a few facts at our fingertips to say well that 's all rubbish you know . |
| 25 | Drop nylon cord over the stitches and hold ends of cord down under the beds while you knit a few rows . |
| 26 | I 'm tired , I need you to do a few things for me . |
| 27 | So you 're doing exactly what we were telling you to do a few weeks ago , that you had to er take money out of reserves or you had to cut down on the level of services if you were to avoid putting that thirty four pounds on the council tax bills this year . |
| 28 | You expect in matches that you get a few breaks going your way and some against you but this was hard to take . ’ |
| 29 | You get a few aches and pains |
| 30 | As usual , it needs an add-in , but at least you get a few icons to play with |