Example sentences of "from [v-ing] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | THE TECHNOLOGY is borrowed from digital watches and calculators ; but providing a TV picture is a big jump from displaying a few numbers . |
2 | They say that aside from getting a few noses out of joint at Microsoft Corp , enough people felt BillyGram was a silly name and would prevent it from being taken seriously . |
3 | You 'd probably benefit from losing a few pounds or taking more exercise . |
4 | Many people finding themselves in this position would also benefit from spending a few weeks engaged in extensive job search activities as members of a Job Club . |
5 | When finance became available to complete the park in a traditional gardenesque manner , there was so much opposition that , apart from surfacing a few paths and strengthening the natural scrub , it was left . |