Example sentences of "me a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 2 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 3 | I 've spoken to right er and owes me a few favours and I 've said er would you consider her completing her training until the end of May middle of May which she does at the and then if she 's any good , take her on , providing she gets a driving licence . |
| 4 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 5 | Firstly , may I thank Mr Bence and the editors for allowing me a few lines in which to formally meet you all . |
| 6 | It would save me a few pennies . |
| 7 | One of the main processes in training a bird , and one which gave me a few problems , is known by falconers as ‘ manning ’ . |
| 8 | Behaving like an infatuated teenager , just because he 's taken me out , and kissed me a few times ? |
| 9 | Could he drop me a few grams on credit ? |
| 10 | He promised to bring me a few notes from which I could prepare a draft but he never did . ’ |
| 11 | I 'll get him I 'll get er Jane to give me a few dates and we 'll suit choose a suitable date and we 'll try all of the aspects everything about A L O work about the training , some of these we 've almost got solutions to ourselves we ought to be careful erm , if we can er draw up a proper agenda and discuss with him all of those issues |
| 12 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
| 13 | They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves , then came back and welcomed me as one of them . |
| 14 | I want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’ |
| 15 | Fortunately Pat had lent me a few things so at least I was clean . |
| 16 | Michel 's told me a few things about himself ; he comes from a family of lawyers and administrators . |
| 17 | Erm no , he does help me a few things but I do all the digging for him because he ca n't bend down too much . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Yes … be all right … terrible pain … give me a few minutes … be OK . ’ |
| 20 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
| 22 | Just give me a few minutes , will you ? ’ |
| 23 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 24 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |
| 25 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 26 | It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again . |
| 27 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Give me a few minutes to clean up and we 'll go to the Swan Inn . ’ |