Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 2 | Now that should give me the same answer as if I do ten take away five so it 's take away a plus five , Yeah ? |
| 3 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 4 | ‘ Let's give it a few days . |
| 5 | Let's give it the same conditions , only this time we use that as the bait . ’ |
| 6 | And then there was the farcical , farcical final report I I used to take will be the first to endorse and interpreting those statistics at least in my case course , but I blush what these Consultants have done , let's give you a few examples , sixty five per cent , you see on page three think that changes are necessary , they were asked 'do you think changes are necessary to meet the fifteen transportation problems and to be needs ? ' |
| 7 | But there are some standard arrangements which may give you a few helpful ideas . |
| 8 | As a lowly , poorly paid teacher and a member of Mensa , I wonder if RUNNING could put me in touch with sponsors and promoters who might make me a few million pounds over the next couple of years , even though I 'm not Canadian . |
| 9 | ‘ Cheer up , ’ he went on , ‘ I 'll bring you a few cigarettes in a minute when Arthur 's opened the gate . ’ |
| 10 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 11 | that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service |
| 12 | I 'll give you a little time for that one . |
| 13 | If you do n't , I 'll give you a few more scars to remember me by ! ’ |
| 14 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
| 15 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
| 16 | send up the survey to old Hughey , he , he 'll give you a few . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll give you the same chance I 'd give a hungry vixen in a rabbit cage , ’ he growled . |
| 18 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 19 | It might benefit him the more if the money were to be withheld until he is older . |
| 20 | ‘ Aye , and I 'll send her a few quid to get some nice things , ’ Pat said , brightening . |
| 21 | but my Auntie Jean 's not going in cos it 'll upset her an all . |
| 22 | ‘ Farmer Dawes said it might take them a few days to settle down but they were laying on the second day . ’ |
| 23 | We 'll try it a few times just to put it all into practice . |
| 24 | it 'll take me an half an hour to go , do you want me to go and get it ? |
| 25 | Cos I did a weekend and so she said well erm I 'll tell you what Ann she said , I 'll give you a cheque myself she said cos you , you 'll I 'll pay you the same as |
| 26 | I 'll pay you the same as what I pay you on a Saturday is that okay ? |
| 27 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
| 28 | well your mum said to me well I 'll tell you the same as I 've told Con but I said I 'm not against the children or anything the children |
| 29 | I 'll save you a few bob . |
| 30 | I 'll fry you a few courgettes to go with it , and I 'll boil the potatoes now , so all you have to do is remember to put everything in the fridge once it 's cool enough … ’ |