Example sentences of "[verb] he [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 2 | Maybe someone bold enough to improvise like that would even take the risk of getting himself really knocked out and dropped in the water , knowing I could n't fail to find him in a few minutes . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 4 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 5 | I told him I would contact him in a few days , but I never did . |
| 6 | The regime thus charged him with damage of government property and jailed him for a few months until he was released under a general amnesty . |
| 7 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 8 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 9 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 10 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 11 | The Corporal instructor spoke quietly in his ear , reminding him of a few basics , and unobtrusively removed the lift bar at the same time . |
| 12 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 13 | A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments . |
| 14 | His face was absorbed , and Hilary stood quietly , studying him for a few moments . |
| 15 | Annie stood watching him for a few moments . |
| 16 | With an embarrassed shrug , she leaned more comfortably against the seat , and , watching him for a few moments , asked curiously , ‘ Why did you invite me today ? ’ |
| 17 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 18 | ‘ To have banned him for a few months would have been one thing , but to take him to court and ban him for life seemed to defeat the object of the exercise . ’ |
| 19 | She would smile at a man , lead him on a few steps , then turn cold . ’ |
| 20 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |