Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [noun prp] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miki had her reservations : ‘ I 've met Kat Bjelland a few times , she was first with the dresses and socks , and I thought it was a good image . |
| 2 | When Edith had met Joss Campbell a few years later he had been so glad for her , because Joss was older than Edith and was more than a match for Nancy . |
| 3 | I 've never met Sir Brian or Sir Oliver and have only met Sir Bernard a few times , but I instinctively feel that all six would lay down their lives without hesitation for a damsel in distress . |
| 4 | Storms Morrissey , at No 23 in the charts with former band The Smiths ' This Charming Man : ‘ I 've met Vic Reeves a few times and I ca n't believe he 'd do something so hurtful . |
| 5 | He had not expected Eleanor to beard his lodgings in Earls Court , especially as he had given Mrs Avery the same instructions about visitors as he had given Nurse Goodman . |
| 6 | At the time we asked Mrs Harvey a few questions . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's a manager , your dad , is n't he ? ’ asked Jamie Shepherd a few minutes later as they bounced round a corner with the old van rattling as if it was going to shake itself to bits at any moment . |
| 8 | One day I took the opportunity of asking Mrs Fairfax a few questions about Mr Rochester , as I was curious about him , and the little housekeeper seemed happy to talk . |
| 9 | It took Greg Farrel a few days to realise he was being vetted , both socially and professionally . |
| 10 | I met Paul Fabian a few days later — a small , bird-like man , quite bald , dressed in a white safari suit and a Panama , and in a perpetual state of fuss about ‘ sending telegrams to London ’ . |
| 11 | They left Riverboat Island a few minutes later , walked over the wide bridge in silence . |
| 12 | The Manchester City chairman Peter Swales sacked Mel Machin a few years ago for the same reason ; rapport with fans , he believed , was even more important than results . |
| 13 | He said he had been aware of the consequences when he picked Mr Jackson a few weeks ago . |