Example sentences of "she [vb -s] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her incisive essay she nips a few Icons of Feminist Art Theory in the ankle . |
| 2 | She traces the roots back in time ; she covers some of the more obvious ground ( with chapters on Happy Mondays , the Stone Roses etc ) ; she rights some wrongs ; she flirts with some myths ; she gives a platform to some of the previously unsung instigators ; she dumps a few reputations ; and , though imperfect , it 's as reliable a guide to current Manchester music as you are likely to get . |
| 3 | First , Matthew 's secretary , the girl who works in the office next door , turned up for work as usual this morning ; she lives a few miles out and she knew nothing of what had happened . ’ |
| 4 | She has a few men friends at the moment : ‘ They 're all special ’ , she smiles . |
| 5 | At last , in Europe , where ‘ nobody expects you to be more than you are ’ , she finds a few answers . |
| 6 | A naive bee carried to the feeder from the hive and placed on the food source will circle repeatedly after taking on a load of sugar water as if ‘ studying ’ the source , and yet when she returns a few minutes later she will be unable to choose the correct feeder colour . |