Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may stir a few ghosts . ’ |
| 2 | It may take a few more years to get there , plus some pretty hard negotiation . |
| 3 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 4 | But not all badgers instantly discover a taste for peanuts : it may take a few visits on your behalf before they catch on that these small pellets are good to eat . |
| 5 | It may find a few crabs or other invertebrates on the shore to nibble , but otherwise it eats nothing . |
| 6 | ( If you can provide free biscuits or food at the first meeting it may encourage a few more to come ! ) |
| 7 | Only fifty yards further upstream I find a smooth glide along my own bank that looks as though it should hold a few chub . |
| 8 | It might make a few people think , which is good . |
| 9 | Hardly a barrel of laughs but it might raise a few smiles . |
| 10 | At best , it might produce a few working-class women psychologists who act as double tokens of both the discipline 's liberalism and its anti-sexism . |
| 11 | The conference was assured that truly ‘ intelligent ’ machines would come , It was conceded that it might take a few hundred years . |
| 12 | ‘ It might take a few games for Martin to settle into the side but he is a good team man and strong defensively . |
| 13 | It has taken me twelve years to be as sure as I am now , and it might take a few more to be absolutely sure . |
| 14 | ‘ But it might take a few years . |
| 15 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 16 | ‘ I can see it might cause a few problems . ’ |
| 17 | It might sever a few synapses . |
| 18 | It might add a few more years on to his life . |
| 19 | It was interesting to listen to the comments after the game from the Radio 5 reporter who said that we 'd had enough chances to last us ‘ till Christmas , maybe it 'll make a few people sit up and recognise that we have a team capable of winning something this season . |
| 20 | ’ It 'll add a few more days to our hop to Vadinamia . |
| 21 | It 'll take a few trips , but I should be able to get everybody involved in this mess back home eventually . ’ |
| 22 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 23 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 24 | If the map of Leicestershire were a face it would have a few small pimples on its chin and they would take fifty years to come to a head . |
| 25 | I hope it will bring a few people along to the network who will stay for the music afterwards . ’ |
| 26 | At an average £200 or so for installation , meters do n't come cheap , and it will take a few years of saving on bills to meet the initial cost . |
| 27 | The spokeswoman added : ‘ It will take a few days to find out just what has been taken . |
| 28 | ‘ That is all I can say at this stage , as these things take some time to arrange , ’ he said , adding : ‘ There is obviously a fair lot to do and it will take a few months . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It will fill a few stockings at Christmas . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It will improve the standards of Irish rugby but it will require a few more seasons until we see the real value of the hard competitive stuff ’ . |