Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel that although on the modern piano we may lose a few colours , we ultimately gain more : a wider expressive range , increased dynamics , the possibility to suggest a full orchestra , and much greater ability to permit cantabile in the higher region of the instrument . |
| 2 | People will probably go anyway , Sharp adds , ‘ but we may kill a few on the way , and we may get some wet noodles back . ’ |
| 3 | Well , we may have a few helpful hints . |
| 4 | Where is Q P9 ? papers rustling This one I think we should give a little thought , because this is the one I think where oh yes this is going to get complicated because I have now been given a quiff and a few suggestion forms about it |
| 5 | ‘ If we have plenty of top Aussies playing , we should get a few thousand London-based Australians coming to the games and the chances are they 'll bring an English mate , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Bonnie do n't you think we should get a few more people to go to . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe we should take a little time out … just the two of us … |
| 8 | ‘ The river looks great , we should have a few today . ’ |
| 9 | We must try a few passes some time . ’ |
| 10 | I suppose we must have a few cousins several times removed floating about somewhere or other , but I 've never heard of them . |
| 11 | ‘ We must string a few results together . ’ |
| 12 | The law of averages says we 'll score a few . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 14 | All right now before we do any more dates put your hands down and we 'll have a few more birthday dates in a bit . |
| 15 | Yes , we 'll have a few . |
| 16 | We 'll have a few reports to do next week . |
| 17 | er but no doubt we 'll have a few showers I 'm sure |
| 18 | I 'm actually also hoping to get , someone who was erm concerned at the campaign to come to the meeting , cos I think it would be very useful to have someone who 's been through it and to say how , how they tackled it , so I think it should an interesting meeting , hopefully we 'll get a few , you know interesting people to come along and we can spend from that meeting campaign . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'll get a few bits and pieces , eh ? |
| 20 | Mrs er has er actually said that we should be getting some more money and then she spoilt it by saying we should be using the money we have n't got more er better use it and er maybe knocking the traffic li er islands out will save us a problem cos we 'll get a few kids knocked down and we wo n't have to bother with em . |
| 21 | Well we 'll get a few and then |
| 22 | We 'll need a few lucky breaks on the way to do it , but it 's not impossible , ’ said midfielder David Phillips . |
| 23 | We 'll need a few more to fill it out . ’ |
| 24 | We 'll try a few more . ’ |
| 25 | Now we 'll try a few examples first . |
| 26 | And do you know what they do at Buckingham Jane , their nicknamed the ducks , and all their supporters have these warblers that go quack quack , so hopefully we 'll hear a few of those tonight . |
| 27 | You look ready to dance with rage , and although we might collect a few pennies from them in return for our providing such a spectacle I hardly think that we could put it on as a permanent entertainment ! ’ |
| 28 | then by about September we can we might get a few more positive answers . |
| 29 | But I think we might have a little time to ourselves now , and be d — d to anyone who says we have n't both earned it ! |
| 30 | But we were n't thinking about having professional people in our group — we might have a few to help us out but we 'll pick our own . ’ |