Example sentences of "[noun] a few [noun pl] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 Balanced lightly on the balls of her feet , Polly turned the wheel a few degrees as Seawitch heeled over .
2 Attrition , bribery and plain common sense brought about the fall of Kyrenia a few weeks after Nicholas returned there , and although Carlotta , kept in ignorance , might have been devastated by the news , it held no surprises for the people of Cyprus .
3 He was due in the Wing a few days after Dickie started in his new school , in just over three weeks ' time .
4 These remarks were made by a Unit General Manager reflecting on his experience a few months after WFP was published .
5 She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins .
6 The Vice-Admiral lived at the back , and he opened his front door a few seconds after Pooley rang the bell .
7 Give Whelan a few games and Deane something to think about while he 's on the bench .
8 At the western end of the bay a few houses and Ireland 's smallest church , measuring 12ft by 6ft , make up the picturesque hamlet of Partbraddan .
9 But except for a brief interval , Blaize ruled for 10 unmemorable years until Gairy decisively beat him at the polls a few months after Britain granted the island wide autonomy in 1967 .
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