Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
2 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
3 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
4 | The weather had changed ; summer in its glorious profusion of colours had transformed the land that Corbett had travelled through a few weeks before . |
5 | The flow of oil was for the most part halted after a few days when US aircraft bombed the pumping manifold stations . |
6 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
7 | When he came to the surface , by some obscure miracle his leash had held , and his board was bobbing about a few yards away . |
8 | Cook for a few minutes more , stirring thoroughly . |
9 | Add garlic , cook for a few seconds then add courgettes . |
10 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
11 | He continued to work until a few years ago and from then on passed much of his time in London . |
12 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
13 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
14 | Well I thought if I get one this size , that will do for a few weeks rather than take some of them home and mess about better than there 's a big packet like a big one at home I 've just opened this morning so it 's |
15 | Instead , place cotton wool soaked in remover over each nail , hold for a few seconds then life off . |
16 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
17 | ‘ Well , it wo n't matter for the few yards back to the cottage … ’ |
18 | His prep crew had coptered in a few days ago , but it was psychologically important for the movement that the first arrivals turn up in the old way , like the Mormon pioneers who had first built by the Salt Lake and made the desert bloom . |
19 | ‘ Despite several rests ranging from a few days up to a whole week , I could n't shake off the injury and it just got worse . |
20 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
21 | Jock Lewes came in a few days later with a different tale to tell . |
22 | A new chairman came in a few months ago . |
23 | The curtains bowed in a few yards away , almost touching the window-sill , the movement like a wave . |
24 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
25 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
26 | His cider sodden mind was causing him to treat his beloved motorcycle in a way he would never have dreamed of a few hours before . |
27 | Most importantly , what did Alexander learn at that Council meeting which changed his attitude , sending him on a journey in very dangerous conditions to court a queen he could scarcely be bothered with a few weeks before ? |
28 | Well there 's a thing going round a few years ago were n't there with these models , just pay for them to go out there |
29 | Watch from a few yards away and you will see an elegant rodent , about the size and shape of a hare but with long stilt-like legs , step daintily towards the hole , nose lifted warily . |
30 | ZOOLOGIST Kristy Bird 's love affair with Africa resumes in a few weeks when she embarks on a special project to study the impact of poaching on Kenya 's elephant population . |