Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | And to be fair to you I 'm again going to give you a few minutes to talk about that , not quite as long as the other time , then I 'll ask you to jot a couple of things down as well as , so I 'm just telling you in advance . |
| 2 | — Before you switch on , spend a few minutes thinking about what you expect the programme to be about . |
| 3 | The English church was thus an essentially Erastian church , and by 1500 the English crown had few reasons to complain about the otherwise privileged position that it had acquired within the realm . |
| 4 | Since ITV had the TV monopoly of advertising and ‘ editorializing ’ was not allowed , few anxieties surfaced about advertisers ' influence on programmes . |
| 5 | ‘ A few years ago few officials spoke about it , ’ says Professor Lutz Krauskopf , the president of the Swiss committee on special legislation on money laundering . |
| 6 | ‘ Two members of staff were invited by personal acquaintances in the Republican Party to visit the US for a few days to talk about the British general election . |
| 7 | We spent a few days talking about our friends in Moscow and Leningrad . |
| 8 | Probably she would have a good few stories to tell about the world they had come from . |
| 9 | The Bible has more than a few things to say about astrology and fortune-telling . |
| 10 | Fortunately I do n't have to do the really dangerous stuff , buteven backstage in the wings I did have a few things falling about me on the last day in Manchester . |
| 11 | Let's put a few myths to rest about hypnotherapy . |
| 12 | There have been a few comments passed about the way you 're behaving , but do n't worry , next time I hear anyone discussing it I 'll set them straight . ’ |
| 13 | In the early days a few Members complained about the new lighting , but some adjustments were made and the Committee reported no further objections on these grounds ( although a survey of MPs attitudes following the introduction of television , which was conducted by the IBA , showed that 59% of the respondents found the lighting in the Chamber too bright , compared with 31% before the experiment began ) . |
| 14 | Up until now there have been few clues provided about his private life . |
| 15 | Few adopters know about available post-placement support , and healthcare professionals can help fill in the gaps by : |
| 16 | Very few students talked about their subject in terms of its social utility . |
| 17 | Another thing we 're going to talk to somebody from the N S P C C who 's coming in in a few moments to talk about Halloween trick or treating and stuff like that . |
| 18 | Very few politicians write about their constituencies , do they ? |