Example sentences of "a [adj] drinks " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some companies are engaged in only one of these activities ( e.g. a single distillery or a warehousing company ) and some are engaged in all of these activities ( e.g. a multi-national drinks conglomerate ) . |
| 2 | Some thin sheet aluminium ( cut from a used drinks can ) ; a small box or block of wood ( about 4 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm ) ; two rubber bands ; a candle ; a hammer and a nail ; tin-snips or strong scissors . |
| 3 | She was much more fun after a few drinks , gently mocking her dedication to saving this planet . |
| 4 | ‘ Gets better after a few drinks . |
| 5 | We had a few drinks and all thought he seemed a bit of a laugh so we asked him to come back to the shop with us and have a bit of a sing . |
| 6 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 7 | So serene , in fact , that after we 'd had a meal at the bungalow and a few drinks my mother did something she 'd never done before . |
| 8 | But it can be a bit dangerous if you 've had a few drinks , because you keep pumping the thing up and forgetting about it . ’ |
| 9 | She confides , ‘ He gets a few drinks and wants to wipe everybody out . ’ |
| 10 | He was bought a few drinks by workmates then took off on his own , round various bars , to finish the job properly . |
| 11 | Still , after all the outdoor activity in the fresh air , many people do n't last much beyond dinner and a few drinks ! |
| 12 | If he fixed a price with the buyer , and the buyer asked for Modigliani 's address , the painter was likely to give away his work at a lower price or offer it as a present if the purchaser was shrewd enough to take him out for a meal and a few drinks . |
| 13 | If David was to have a few drinks it would all come out . |
| 14 | Our engineer friends had collected crusty rolls from the dining room and , after a few drinks themselves , had set out to experiment with the sea-gulls ' capacity for whiskey . |
| 15 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 16 | Some fellows , when they have had a few drinks , and are in the presence of an attractive woman , are prone to talk too much . |
| 17 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 18 | It was mostly the village pub at Bourn we went to , or the similar one at Great Gransden , where we would sit in front of the fire and have a few drinks , and Henry would try to get Rosemary into a corner . |
| 19 | After dinner we all sat in the lounge , the camp supplied wine and Jerry supplied Scotch so we had a few drinks and said our farewells for the night and then back to our cabins were we slept on good mattresses . |
| 20 | It was n't like working here , where I could slip into Spanish when things got ropey , and afterwards we 'd all go to the bar and tone up the group dynamics over a few drinks . |
| 21 | She could n't know who Dennis might have told , man to man , after a few drinks . |
| 22 | The plastic potted plants , a wild profusion , looked real , for , a few drinks in you , it might be a bar in Seville , which was , of all the places she had been , her most romantic city . |
| 23 | ‘ I had a few drinks , ’ Violet was stone-cold sober now . |
| 24 | If you want to spend your Sundays curled up on the sofa , watching television , and having a few drinks , why not ? |
| 25 | We have helped ourselves to a buffet , had a few drinks , watched television and played games , as though we were a large family . |
| 26 | I took a few drinks up there ( including some for Zak and Donna , which amused them ) , and on my way down the stairs saw the backs of Mercer , and Bambi , Filmer and Daffodil , as they walked through the lounge towards the door to the private car . |
| 27 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 28 | She went in for a drink one time , she liked a few drinks around midday , she used to say it helped the long hot afternoons slide by , ’ and Nathan smiled to himself , because he could hear her saying it . |
| 29 | Other men talked about it quite openly in the club , when they 'd had a few drinks . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |