Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Athelstan promptly refused , for the few mouthfuls of ale he had already drunk bit at his stomach .
2 For many mammals , the smell bond built up during the few hours after birth is crucial .
3 Sitting near the window , with its view of the fire escape , smoking a joint he 'd bought in an amusement arcade , he wrote in a notebook about visiting Spanish towns , and the beaches , then about the few days in London because his imagination ran out on Spain with the end of the brochure about flamenco dancing and bullfights , and because what he was doing was more immediate .
4 I slept well after a few pints of Sussex Devil at the local , and woke up to find my caddie famous . ’
5 Ken Neil won the competition on ‘ how many ways to use an egg ’ and , after a few games of bingo , the 50 members enjoyed browsing around the Thrift Shop which had been opened specially because many can not get there on a Wednesday morning .
6 After a few hours of embroidery I was free ; free to cycle wherever I liked with my friends .
7 After a few moments of thought , a child replies , " We collect it from bees . "
8 After a few moments of pandemonium , Shamir thanked the delegates for their show of confidence , declared the convention closed and walked out of the hall , followed by most of his Cabinet colleagues .
9 Manville asked , after a few moments of silence .
10 After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony .
11 After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion .
12 After a few minutes with Mr Malik , Robert himself quite often felt like making the frighteningly short journey from doubt to belief .
13 After a few years of indecision Nero finally chose military glory .
14 After a few years of management experience gained in clay-making departments and a brief spell as a studio artist with Johnson Matthey , Roy felt the need for further managerial training .
15 Frequently , the newer and more expensive designs prove , after a few years of use ( and a few hundred hapless patients ) , to give results substantially worse than this and are quietly withdrawn from the market despite initial optimism over their theoretical advantages .
16 After a few years in management , you know who they are , and it will be put right . ’
17 In a period of very bad weather , for example , especially in a rural area the post office may run out of real cash , as might other shopkeepers , after a few days without contact from the outside world .
18 After a few days at Broadlands , they flew to Gibraltar to join the Royal Yacht Britannia for a two-week cruise in and around the Mediterranean .
19 After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all .
20 After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day .
21 I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things .
22 But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ .
23 After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed .
24 After a few days of wing stretching and flapping outside the burrow , it makes the perilous trip to the edge of the cliff .
25 After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered .
26 His final words were that she needed a nice long holiday after a few days in bed .
27 In a month 's time we 'll have a quiet wedding in the local church , and after a few days in London we 'll travel through all the countries of Europe . ’
28 The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke .
29 After a few enquiries at Brigade H.Q I presented myself outside the big house at 2 p.m. wearing kilt , polished boots ( which took some doing ) and , of course , carrying the bagpipes .
30 Susan caught up with her after a few words with Mr Darling .
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