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 .
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