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 . |