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 . ’
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