Example sentences of "and [noun] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd given Luke and Ma a few problems . |
| 2 | For stomach curls you lie on your back on the floor , bend your knees upwards slightly ( while keeping your feet on the floor ) , then lift your head and shoulders a few inches off the floor ( do not use your hands or arms to support your weight ) . |
| 3 | Him and David a few beers What you doing with the mum ? |
| 4 | ‘ After we had prayed together in tears and heartbreak a few moments … 1 then dipped my finger in water and , as the priest to my own babe at such a moment , touching the little forehead in the sign of our redemption , said : ' ‘ I baptise thee Mary Salome , in the name of the Lord Jesus , of the Father and of the Holy Ghost . ' ’ |
| 5 | Throughout November and December a few big cod can be taken over low water from the end of the sandbar on night tides . |
| 6 | ‘ Your uncle , as you know , comes in at ten past twelve on the dot and Carrie a few minutes after , that is if she has n't stopped to gaze in the shops . |
| 7 | The stave is budded and sports a few leaves as in some versions of the tarot . |
| 8 | At 3600 m on Mount Erebus , Ross Island , where no surface vegetation was apparent , Janetschek ( 1963 ) recorded bacteria , blue-green algae and microfungi a few centimetres down in the volcanically-warmed soil . |
| 9 | Breath in concentrate again keep the ball in the Forest half and edge a few seconds closer to victory . |
| 10 | He reached Haslemere in early afternoon , hired a taxi and discharged it fifteen minutes later on the other side of the road from the Skein of Geese Hotel and Restaurant a few miles south-east of the town . |
| 11 | Certainly , Jacques passed on Green 's approbation of Barker 's attitude to Hampden Jackson and Douglas-Smith a few days after the late February meeting : |
| 12 | He knew it had been a failure with a contemporary audience , however , and he looked very sallow and melancholy a few days after its openings . |
| 13 | Before this razor sharp satire became too cutting and brought down the Government , I decided to ask Neil and John a few questions … |