Example sentences of "[verb] a few [noun pl] [subord] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And anyway , ’ whispered another voice , and one that was rather more matter-of-fact because it was her own , ‘ there 's a young eagle out there called Creggan who needs to know a few things if he 's going to survive and be free . ’ |
| 2 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 3 | ELVIS PRESLEY 'S last letter , written a few hours before he died , was to an elderly woman he looked on almost as a mother . |
| 4 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 5 | In 1836 Sir Charles Knightley , one of the richest men in England , had to ride twenty miles to break open his daughter 's money box and borrow a few sovereigns before he could … ’ |
| 6 | I went back to the Maggot 's foul house , where he kept his killer dog and astonishing collection of guns , and we sat on his makeshift verandah that overlooked a noxious and polluted creek and shared a few whiskies as he told me an incredibly tedious tale of how he had once sacked the quarterback of the San Francisco Sugar Plums . |
| 7 | But then came the news his immigration application had been delayed a few weeks because he 's a diabetic . |
| 8 | No sooner had she begun manufacturing a few defences than he demolished them with a flick of his finger . |
| 9 | BELFAST jockey Pat McWilliams is beginning to settle down and ride a few winners since he returned from England before Christmas facing an uncertain future . |
| 10 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
| 11 | Police believe he died a few hours after he was abducted . |
| 12 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
| 13 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 14 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 15 | So let me just say a few things before he does arrive , and catch his breath and perhaps have a cup of tea , on , on a topic which we , it 's not fully listed but I think is worth just mentioning , and that is writing for the press , because it may occur to you and in fact you may yourself on occasions , write things for the press . |
| 16 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |