Example sentences of "go [prep] a few " in BNC.

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1 Here , in a role that might have better suited Peter Sellers , or , more authentically , Alberto Sordi , he goes through a few variations on Ben Braddock and Jason Fister , the agent in his first Italian misadventure .
2 Parish calls it ‘ a love story that just goes through a few crazy things ’ , but he 's under selling it ; Time Warner so liked the film it is thinking of turning it into a TV series with Parrish in the starring role .
3 But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk .
4 That 's the main thing and then if you 've got any questions afterwards hopefully we 'll still have time to go through a few questions .
5 You 've now all seen a project quality plan , but I 'd just like to go through a few of the headings just to advise you where I think the benefits lie .
6 Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks .
7 Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months .
8 Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam .
9 They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence .
10 Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars .
11 Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’
12 I would n't , I would n't mind going for a few days
13 It was nearly dark when we left Fontanellato and , with no lights about , it was hard to know where we were going after a few kilometres .
14 People going with a few items from their attic .
15 Well there 's a thing going round a few years ago were n't there with these models , just pay for them to go out there
16 It 's been going on a few days this game .
17 The Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers is still in existence , kept going by a few enthusiasts , and the papingo shoot is held annually in June .
18 I do n't suppose you 'd care to go into a few details … a little extra payment for last night ? ’
19 If we wanted an internal report er to go to a few selected clients that report would mainly be text .
20 to go over a few times .
21 Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar .
22 He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German .
23 Early one pre-Sale morning a stranger silently passed two sorters working in the vestibule , went for a few minutes into the Church , which happened at eh time to be empty of all nut noods , and then said to them as he walked out ‘ You 've made that Church live . ’
24 All I want to do is go through a few aspects of your statement , to make sure I 've got them right . ’
25 Consequently , he endured the pain as he went through a few simple movements .
26 The spores do germinate , go through a few perfunctory cell divisions , then give up the ghost .
27 Day care schemes run by voluntary organisations and social services departments , to which older people can go for a few hours daily , are very helpful .
28 ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’
29 It 's very easy for young people to come into politics , full of enthusiasm and full up of get up get up and go and many of them get up and go after a few years .
30 The effervescent executive is likely to be gone in a few years , many of the employees will be gone , and the owners may be different as well .
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