Example sentences of "you [vb base] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Er cos that 's why we 're so expensive when you lose a few engineers in transit .
2 Premier Savings is not the type of savings account for you to dip into every time you want a few pounds to spend .
3 You run a few steps . ’
4 He sits behind a desk and you stand a few feet away with a screw facing you really close on either side .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Drop nylon cord over the stitches and hold ends of cord down under the beds while you knit a few rows .
9 You expect in matches that you get a few breaks going your way and some against you but this was hard to take . ’
10 You get a few aches and pains
11 As usual , it needs an add-in , but at least you get a few icons to play with
12 First time round you get a few facts , a whole lot of lies and masses of irrelevant material .
13 Oh , you get the few stalwarts who come year after year , but for the majority it 's their one and only chance to be pampered , to see places they might otherwise never see . ’
14 Then there 's the lending it out problem , where presumably people say ‘ can I borrow this stuff ’ and they just sort of walk off with it and you do n't know whether you 've got it all back , and you find a few weeks later there 's a lead missing .
15 You are invited to a party and after a couple of drinks you decide a few crisps or nuts will not hurt .
16 Ie you choose a few players and you work out your result depending upon how those players did on saturday .
17 You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’
18 The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest .
19 You feel hungry ; you want to eat more ; your muscles ache after exercise , so you miss a few sessions .
20 As usual , you mention a few concerns over the Big Mac index ( April 17th ) , and I wonder if you should not have mentioned another one .
21 Wine merchants often lend glasses to customers for a small charge or even for free — assuming that you buy a few bottles from them .
22 You spend a few minutes in a classroom and you find there 's budding farmers , policemen , bank clerks , bus drivers , mothers , harlots , fortunate and starved .
23 I think you will see why after you learn a few things about him .
24 Let someone else look after your sister while you have a few hours ’ extra beauty sleep . ’
25 If you have a few hours to spare each week and would like more information , contact the scheme manager , Liz Hare , at the Purdy Centre ,
26 ‘ Your concern does you credit , and I 'll see to it you have a few things wrapped up for the poor woman when you go to see her . ’
27 You can pick the work up and do a bit of it whenever you have a few minutes to spare and the final result is really splendid , whether it is all bejewelled and decorated or made in a simple plain yarn .
28 This excellent quiz type program for up to four players is well worth ordering for those evenings you have a few friends round for a couple of drinks .
29 Do you think you have a few views in common with your workmates or do you think that when you 're talking things come out that you kind of like minded about things , maybe because of the job you 're doing , and the place you work in , you know like maybe like politics or something ,
30 Hence if you have a few shapers you might have noticed the tendencies in the group group discussion that we had because there 'll be people digging in and saying no this is the right way to do it .
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