Example sentences of "[verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near the summit of the pyramid was a category of semi-educated members numbering a few thousand occupying subordinate positions : most of these were previously non-political residents or nationals of the Soviet Union or had links with the Chinese communists . |
| 2 | Some children were sent to widowed grandmothers to live with them for company , or just sleep a few nights , like the seaman 's daughter on the Western Isles who , when all the men were away at the fishing , ‘ used to sleep with granny … bringing the water from the well and bringing in the peat , tidying up the floor and singing songs , for granny she was a very musical lady , yes she was . ’ |
| 3 | The contrast painted between the intense , vibrant , imaginative life of the child outside school ( where at the end of the day the eight-year-old collapses into deep sleep a few seconds after rushing round ‘ being a lorry ’ ) and the drab , pointless monotony of his classes is as striking as it is disturbing . |
| 4 | This senseless slaughter takes place merely to try to catch a few extra tuna , and in fact the tuna caught through this method amounts to only about 5 per cent of the world 's total catch . |
| 5 | In order to catch a few babies , trappers will frequently kill whole families and the orphan chimps often die in transit . |
| 6 | A bonfire on the beach tonight when it 'll be too dark for my eye to catch a few stray words of love . |
| 7 | But , I just have to catch a few of these fawning fans on film . |
| 8 | The blue-rinsed grandmother from Iowa — ‘ just passing through Lunnun to catch a few shows ’ ( like anglers collect trout ) — I had drawn as a dancing partner clapped louder than anybody . |
| 9 | Is it a recent alliance , or does it stretch back a few years and involve a few other deals ? |
| 10 | Robert tried to marshal a few facts about twelfth-century Iran . |
| 11 | An exercise that is always valuable , is to rewrite a few articles that you have read . |
| 12 | In the last phase of the shot the effect of impact causes a few cycles of vibration at a frequency of about 30 Hz . |
| 13 | As I pointed out in the original review , this causes a few problems like the inability to switch players . |
| 14 | Confidence wins battles ; even false confidence has won a few . |
| 15 | If possible , either the hall porter or receptionist will escort the guests to their room offering to carry any hand luggage and walking a few steps ahead to open any doors . |
| 16 | Andrew was always with her , walking a few steps out of her reach . |
| 17 | Night fell , and after walking a few more miles down country roads , they finally arrived at an old house standing alone by a river . |
| 18 | ‘ Put it this way , I was approached a few months ago by a couple of guys in one of my clubs who said that they wanted to see the gaffer . |
| 19 | But although Wordsworth contributed a few lines , he quickly realized that attempts at collaboration were once again bound to fail : ‘ … |
| 20 | It also provided a few snippets of absurd press . |
| 21 | In the run-up to the interview , or even before if you have the time , it is a good idea to try a few practice interviews . |
| 22 | In the near future I intend to expand this unholy alliance into a much larger tank and to try a few experiments with the set-up and some new species which I 'll no doubt relate if they 're successful . |
| 23 | Spelling correction algorithms usually suggest a few alternative words which are in some sense similar to the detected misspelled word . |
| 24 | Recently my own son was attacked a few yards from Princes Street . |
| 25 | ‘ You 'd have thought your Brian could have found you somewhere a bit more comfortable , ’ interposed Mrs Harper , seeing her opportunity of introducing Brian to his disadvantage , ‘ he must know a few folk , it 's not only money that counts . … ’ |
| 26 | things are looking clearer now than they did you know a few weeks ago . |
| 27 | I still do n't know a few ideas though |
| 28 | Instead , after I had anointed a few of the more important Poles with precious substances , I built a dam system . |
| 29 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
| 30 | Changing the habits of people used to throwing away litter will need a few highly publicised prosecutions . |