Example sentences of "she [modal v] [adv] [verb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 2 | Her head was beginning to throb from the smoky , claustrophobic atmosphere , and she wondered how she could tactfully drop a few hints about leaving without inviting a tirade of displeasure from André , which was the last thing she felt she could cope with . |
| 3 | No matter how she might have to count the pennies she could always spare a few for the bright yellow flowers which reminded her of home . |
| 4 | When Doris joined my classes , her figure resembled a barrel and , accordingly , she could only perform a few of the easier exercises . |
| 5 | The presenter said she could only recall a few people , and volunteered the story of David Parkin throwing a glass of wine at his wife and how she had watched Maggie Parkin stalk out of the room trying to pretend that nothing had happened . |
| 6 | She 'd just box a few ears , knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries , and chase them off . |
| 7 | The law could n't do much to her , and she 'd probably get a few columns . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't bear to think of the future , of what would happen to her when we got old , if we got ill , when we died , or worse — whether she would only live a few years , ’ she says . |