Example sentences of "he [vb -s] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a few suggestions for those tempted to try aerial photography . |
| 2 | He has a few lucid moments every now and again . |
| 3 | ‘ Otherwise I 'll make sure he has a few more broken bones , ’ she warned . |
| 4 | He has a few modish novels , a collection of articles by Paul Bordieu , a copy of the New York Review and some scripts lying on the table in front of the sofa where he sits with a bottle of Yorre — never Perrier — and an ice bucket of champagne , sacramental , in front of him to greet the actresses as they are shown in . |
| 5 | He has a few more shocks coming his way yet . |
| 6 | For he has a few ideas of his own . |
| 7 | He has a few years on me — maybe ten — and sometimes he treats me like the son he never had . |
| 8 | He has a few sharp words to say about smoking on page 18 — definitely NOT an ingredient of a healthy lifestyle in his professional book . |
| 9 | He has a few basic routines which he sticks to . |
| 10 | ‘ And I think that if he has a few problems at Liverpool at first , he 'll hang on and try and make things work . |
| 11 | He has a few swigs and then . |
| 12 | I think he needs a few drinks ! ’ |
| 13 | He says a few lordships are cursing his name because it ca n't be helping them to survive . |
| 14 | He says a few inches either way and he would have been killed . |
| 15 | He says a few years ago I asked my father 's test pilot Geoffrey Quill about this business of the seagulls and he told me your father was a hard-headed engineer and if he was stuck for inspiration he would never have wasted time watching bloody seagulls ! |
| 16 | After a request for stamps , he describes a few enjoyable , healthy hours out of doors walking with Dad from ten to three without a rest : We met a country girl , pale faced , delicate , tall , wrapped up to her neck in winter clothes & feeling cold in spite of all ; her eyes were timid & weak ; evidently she was suffering as girls do , & was going out to get the fresh air . |
| 17 | He scores a few goals , AND he s now their pen taker . |
| 18 | He smiles a few secret smiles and shakes his head when Anne and Millie look at him . |
| 19 | She confides , ‘ He gets a few drinks and wants to wipe everybody out . ’ |
| 20 | He delivers a few more sentences of standard cop-speak . |
| 21 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 22 | He takes a few players every year on his estancia . |
| 23 | If you have n't seen the doctor before you have your bath you have to stay undressed until you have , and then he takes a few details . |
| 24 | On tour : security agents and officials shadow Secretary of State Warren Christopher as he takes a few moments off from his talks in Cairo yesterday to pay a visit to the Sphinx |
| 25 | He tosses a few slow jabs at several male heads , then for a couple of seconds allows his black , shiny Florsheims to blur into the patented Ali shuffle . |
| 26 | He speaks a few sentences of rapid Thai to the guard , who stares at the two of them , breaks into a comprehending smile and turns away back to his hut at the foot of the drive . |
| 27 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 28 | ROS : ( Worriedly — he walks a few paces towards HAMLET 's exit . ) |
| 29 | ‘ When they have a problem , they give him the ball and he does a few tricks . |
| 30 | WEIGHT ON HIS MIND : Paul Merson ( left ) has a fat chance of making George Graham 's Arsenal team until he sheds a few pounds |