Example sentences of "us a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lend us a few pence for a pint , mate . |
| 2 | He has angered us a few times , Sheridan , Vinny , Eric , Batty all gone but we 're still up there , second in the league . |
| 3 | ‘ Harford is one of the most under-rated strikers in the game , and undoubtedly he will cause us a few problems at Stamford Bridge . ’ |
| 4 | Unlike our other two children , our daughter Alicia has given us a few problems with her nightly stirrings . |
| 5 | ‘ He is without doubt their greatest danger and he gave us a few problems last week . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ A police inspector is coming round to speak to us all — ask us a few questions . ’ |
| 7 | Fifteen sixteen pounds and then you 've got another six or seven pound for a changing mat you wan na say to him , that you know , can I have er , some money , I want to start getting us a few things together , but you , I mean , what about clothes ? |
| 8 | Well if you could spare us a few moments , we 'd be most grateful , your , it 's for a new series we 're contemplating , A Day in the Afterlife . |
| 9 | Clear skies allowed us to witness , once again , sensational scenery ; the worst storm of the summer only caught us a few hours away from Sasoma . |
| 10 | Dacourt joined us a few minutes later , his white moustache bristling with importance , his face a little more puce . |
| 11 | Have n't these candidates got the guts to face up to the voters who elect them to Parliament and spare us a few minutes of their time . |
| 12 | And it 'll just save us a few minutes because it 'll be tight squeeze I expect . |
| 13 | Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths . |
| 14 | This happened to us a few years back . |
| 15 | I would welcome PR voting for all elections , accepting it might lose us a few seats on Wear Valley . |
| 16 | For instance , tell us about your scene , ask why things happen or do n't , send us a few photos , whatever . |
| 17 | According to what Texas Instruments Inc told us a few weeks ago ( UX No 405 ) , it certainly had the chips . |
| 18 | Even at top levels of Highlight speed it would take us a few bio-days to get there . |
| 19 | He gives us a few outlines of ‘ paper logic ’ followed by a paragraph or two describing some of the religious experiences themselves . |
| 20 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 21 | The man with his ar his hands up in the air walked towards us a few paces and then P C ordered him to go down onto his knees slowly and then consequently end up on his chest with his arms outstretched . |
| 22 | It only took us a few seconds to realize the mistake but by then twenty-eight kids and three of the missionaries were either dead or dying . |
| 23 | They told us a few months ago . |
| 24 | The way it is at present , we can not , we can not get more loot to put into the new project but the bank manager , i.e. the Chancellor of the Exchequer , reminded us a few months ago that the other way of funding our projects he encouraged us to look at our current assets and if possible liquidate some of that asset and fund it , or or use it to fund our new schemes and this Mr Mayor is what we should be doing . |
| 25 | He 'll be with us a few days . |
| 26 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |