Example sentences of "[verb] a few [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
2 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
4 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
5 | ELVIS PRESLEY 'S last letter , written a few hours before he died , was to an elderly woman he looked on almost as a mother . |
6 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
7 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
8 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
9 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
10 | The diagrams for patterns will have a narrow seam allowance incorporated but add a few stitches if you think your seams will be well within the drawn edges . |
11 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
12 | 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 … ’ |
13 | 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 . |
14 | But then came the news his immigration application had been delayed a few weeks because he 's a diabetic . |
15 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
16 | No sooner had she begun manufacturing a few defences than he demolished them with a flick of his finger . |
17 | Okay , let's let's try and clarify a few points as we go along . |
18 | And the Oxford Cheetahs can ruffle a few feathers when they meet the Exeter Falcons tonight . |
19 | ‘ It would have been horrid if he had been born a few days after she died . ’ |
20 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
21 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
22 | The doorbell rang a few minutes after she had opened the lid of her case and returned downstairs to make herself a cup of tea . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | So can losing a few pounds if you are overweight . |
25 | The extremely well-britched U2 are about to incur a few expenses as it would appear that they have half-inched some of the NME 's STUART BAILIE 's bon-mots . |
26 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
27 | Police believe he died a few hours after he was abducted . |
28 | They had already recorded a performance for a television talent show , but died a few days before it was broadcast . |
29 | I was adopted when my own mother died a few days after I was born . |
30 | There was a pause , as if he was controlling his rage , before he answered , ‘ He died a few days after you left him . ’ |