Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | well if there 's , if there 's not many people sitting in the day room , perhaps we can pinch one , all the stools seem to be taken there are n't many spare in there , can we pinch a couple of chairs please ? |
2 | You do n't need a herd of asses , just tip a few tablespoons of powdered milk into your bath for a skin softening soak . |
3 | Not only do you have all the facilities of other commercial packages but with Rembrandt you can draw in stereo 3D , of course you will need a pair of glasses with the two colour lenses to see you drawings disappearing into the back of your monitor . |
4 | We 'll need a couple of hours at least . ’ |
5 | And then I 'll go up the shop and get some , I 'll need a couple of boxes . |
6 | We 'll need a couple of weeks to settle in before she comes . |
7 | " You 'll need a couple of men on the grounds . |
8 | Wh what you 're also saying is , is right though , that within that the danger is that inequalities get too great and you would also need a set of policies which would stop that inequality . |
9 | They 've proved you do n't need a team of PHDs or a pot of money to make a massive improvement . |
10 | Do you need a tin of carrots ? |
11 | One of the advantages of cross-stitch is that you do n't need a lot of materials and equipment to create wonderful designs — like the smart border on this tablecloth . |
12 | Er , because w er males because of er variance of male reproductive success , another way of looking at it is to say look , males are expendable , you do n't actually need a lot of males to keep all your females fertilized so you can waste them , and in fact we do waste them , for example in wars . |
13 | We 're there for , to give the help and advice that people need on the day to day living , er because a person with say with a respiratory illness , er would need a lot of benefits er they , their lifestyle has to change , and often their home and adaptation has to change with , around it . |
14 | If this was the case our staff would need a lot of shares and the ear of a possibly extinct breed of Bank Manager ! |
15 | She will need a host of advisers and consultants on finance and protocol . |
16 | If we wanted to hold our address book on the computer , we would need a number of records each holding the name , address , telephone number , etc of one person . |
17 | One submission to BACS can initiate a number of payments to beneficiaries who then receive value two working days later , the same day that the company account is debited . |
18 | The High Elf army may include a proportion of allies , up to a quarter of its total points value . |
19 | The Orc and Goblin army may include a proportion of allies worth up to a quarter of its total points value . |
20 | The Empire army may include a proportion of allies , in this case up to a quarter of its total points value . |
21 | A settlement for this provision would include a transfer of assets to an infant child absolutely so that any income which arises from that property transferred will be treated as the settlor 's . |
22 | A settlement for these purposes does not include a transfer of assets . |
23 | Am I right in erm my belief that in fact the the final version of policy H two erm need not and should not include a list of criteria other than those set out in P P G two paragraph thirty three . |
24 | This edition will include a sequence of articles on Immunology . |
25 | The financial statements should include a statement of movements on reserves . |
26 | As well as an exhibition of food-related products , the show will include a series of seminars covering quality assurance and customer relations . |
27 | It will include a series of seminars that will discuss key issues facing the waste management industry . |
28 | Part of Lord Wilson 's legacy will include a phalanx of sinologists , plus a strong administrative team headed by Sir David Ford , the Chief Secretary . |
29 | Conceived by Cristiana Romalli of Sotheby 's , the show will include a predominance of drawings from private collections unlikely to be seen by the public under other circumstances . |
30 | This might include a set of rules for relating the surface form of an utterance to its underlying meaning , and certain grammatical categories such as sentence subject and object of the verb . |