Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do n't think a few crocuses in Hyde Park are going to make much difference , ’ Estabrook said .
2 I still do n't know a few ideas though
3 ‘ John goes for the foliage and I buy flowers ’ said Claudia , who likes bargains and does n't mind a few surprises .
4 Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband .
5 So there 's no reason at all why you should n't have a few hours off .
6 But they would n't walk a few yards into the police station and tell anybody .
7 ‘ He can count his good luck that he did n't come a few minutes earlier , ’ Rune said crisply .
8 Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up .
9 Do n't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others .
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