Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley was a good runner , and she caught Heather up a few yards from the fire . |
| 2 | The travelling chaos of a modern party leader 's election entourage had carried Major within a few miles of the home of the founder of the profession , a few of whose more troublesome contemporary practitioners are said to have caused him much irritation over the 16 months of his premiership . |
| 3 | Anne studied Robyn for a few moments . |
| 4 | She did not see Joe for a few days and then one Friday as she walked past she saw him in the teashop and went in to join him . |
| 5 | The crowd were settling in nicely to this when Ray ‘ Preston ’ joined John for a few numbers . |
| 6 | I 've invited Jack to a few receptions which Clare would have attended , but even so … . ’ |
| 7 | In any case , one or another form of ‘ Christianity ’ must have reached Britain within a few years of the time specified by Gildas . |
| 8 | ‘ Where 's Prescott ? ’ asked Trentham after a few minutes had passed . |
| 9 | Perhaps , while she hassled , she managed to forget Montaine for a few hours . |
| 10 | He had only known Heather for a few weeks , after all , and may well have been deceived by the impression she had created in Rhodes ' alien environment . |
| 11 | ‘ I want you to let me have Hannah for a few days . |
| 12 | But it projected enthusiasm , delight and knowledge right through the television screen and it made Peter within a few months well-known to millions of people who had never imagined that they had any interest in natural history . |
| 13 | ‘ I shall leave England in a few months ’ time . ’ |
| 14 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 15 | ‘ This young lad was getting people to mind Sam for a few days at a time . |
| 16 | ‘ We are skylined here , ’ said Tagan after a few moments . |
| 17 | When she visited us with her boyfriend and said that she would be able to take Susan in a few weeks , we had to disguise our emotions . |
| 18 | John went over to Mosquito Island where he has established James for a few days with a government tent , man and fitting-up . |