Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cat , with her mouth full of seagull feathers , was feebly trying to climb up , but after a few feet her claws lost purchase and she slithered back by gradual stages to the deck . |
| 2 | One of the many things my parents taught me was how to entertain properly . |
| 3 | ‘ For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths . |
| 4 | Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party |
| 5 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
| 6 | In a few years their needs were very different , the young one needed to be in bed and the older one wanted to play music with his friends . |
| 7 | Scholz was wearing that wise , reflective look that pipe-smokers get or act on the few occasions their pipes are working well . |
| 8 | The salt we sprinkle on our food today is produced by the same methods our ancestors used , but we operate on a bigger scale . |
| 9 | Bourdieu 's articles on markets preceded by a few years his pieces on ‘ fields ’ . |