Example sentences of "together a few " in BNC.

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1 If your father has a favourite hobby , gather together a few well-chosen gifts that you know he will like and wrap them in a presentation basket .
2 ‘ We did go out together a few times , yes , Chief Inspector .
3 Where primroses and cowslips grow together a few will be hybrids between the two with large primrose-like flowers on top of a tall stem , like a cowslip .
4 If you can scrape together a few hits and make enough to retire to a little place in the suburbs , you 've made the most of the opportunity .
5 ‘ They had only been together a few weeks , ’ said Charlotte 's father , nightclub owner Henry Turtle , 47 .
6 I 've known him since our youth days and we became quite friendly when we were picked to play for Scotland 's Under-20 side together a few years back .
7 Stuart and I went out together a few times .
8 We have put together a few of the most popular itineraries to help make your choice that little bit easier .
9 The extent to which these young people were able to read and write , even when claiming that ability , was often limited to stringing together a few simple words — the Lord 's Prayer might be learned " parrot fashion " .
10 Quickly she put together a few sandwiches and , suitably dressed for walking , waited impatiently as they chugged slowly towards their planned point of departure .
11 ‘ We have slept together a few times , ’ she said , ‘ but we 've never done it during school hours .
12 We did n't meet that night , but we went to a restaurant together a few weeks later and he said he was interested in the scripts .
13 In a ramshackle sort of way , we actually put together a few decent tunes , though as is always the case with truck bands , or marching bands for that matter , quality loses out to volume .
14 What I 'll do is give you a system whereby even at the drop of a hat you will be able to put together a few words and speak with clarity , speak coherently and be able to put your point of view across .
15 We even grabbed lunch together a few times at the hospital cafeteria . ’
16 If you fancy trying it yourself around harvest time in September , then gather together a few pounds of the bluey-black sloe berries , prick them all over with a fork , smother them in about 6oz of sugar and top up with a litre of gin .
17 He asked Charlie to gather the section together a few yards behind the line so he could address them .
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