Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [art] few [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He forbore to add that Poll might have earned a few more blows as the result of Sally-Anne 's intervention , to prevent her from involving anyone else in future . |
| 2 | The presence of the Seoul 100 metres silver medallist might have attracted a few more through the turnstiles had the Scottish AAA not agreed to keep his entry a secret at the request of the athlete himself , a fact which inevitably leaked out leaving the promoters somewhat embarrassed . |
| 3 | Leeds were naive in defence , provided no cover , and could have conceded a few more ( for the record though , Fairclough played very well and made some very timely interceptions ) . |
| 4 | On the other hand , if Lewis had been allowed to live in this way , though we might have had a few more mighty works of literary history from his pen , it is doubtful whether he would have written the works for which he is more popular . |
| 5 | Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end . |
| 6 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 7 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 8 | Tampopo might have sold a few more bowls of noodles and Babette 's Feast caused little hiccups of interest in historic cooking , but The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover plays around with the relationship between food , sex and death in a way that is bound to cause offence . |
| 9 | We started by sending the Minister to a Desert Island , with just 8 records and 2 books ( come 19th May , we could have spared a few more ) . |
| 10 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
| 11 | ‘ But if Mellor had not disputed our bill we could have survived a few more months in the hope that we would sell several houses on our books . ’ |
| 12 | It is certain that the news of Mr Souness 's impending operation will have created a few more worry lines of the face of First Division management . |