Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun] [subord] i " in BNC.
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1 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
2 | He left after a few days as I said . |
3 | No I 'm not : first I 'm going to wander round Bristol and try and get myself a job , then I 'm going to persuade the manager to give me an advance of a few pounds so I can get myself something to eat and find somewhere to stay . |
4 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
5 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
6 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
7 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
8 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
9 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
10 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |
11 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
12 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
13 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
14 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
15 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
16 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
17 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
18 | It was happening with a few students because I was still teaching for two or three months after ‘ Surfing ’ was released . |
19 | Perhaps he 'd risked time to practise with a few shots before I got there . |
20 | The deterioration in my companion 's movements in the few weeks since I had last seen him was distressing to observe . |
21 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
22 | Actually , the family lived at Trebyan up to a few months before I was born , then they moved next door to be near the shop . ’ |