Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [adj] [noun] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was still crying when I put on my boots and picked up my kitbag ; and after a few desperate embraces I burst out into the stars and the snow — the constellations of snow , the blizzard of stars . |
| 2 | ‘ For the sake of the few unfrazzled nerve-endings I have left , I sincerely hope not , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she returned coolly , completely unaware that she 'd crossed her fingers behind her back in the old childhood gesture of protection against telling a lie . |
| 3 | Gemma is one of the few prosperous people I know in London , other than myself . |
| 4 | Out of the short-wave receiver comes a scratchy-hum , and for a few bleary seconds I think it 's a radio station closed down for the night . |
| 5 | For a few horrible moments I thought the motor would n't fire , but after several pulls it caught , then I just hooked my overnight bag over one shoulder , took the tiller and made for the shore , which looked so close that I felt I could have swum across . ’ |
| 6 | In a few hurried situations I forgot to switch on , and missed the picture opportunity while trying to figure out why the camera was n't working . |
| 7 | In a few quick strides I was back at the bend , and was just in time to see a movement in the bushes on the lower side of the track . |
| 8 | I can swear to every pie I have swallowed , to every cup of sack I have gulped , to the few good women I have met and , thankfully , to every bad woman I have slept with . |
| 9 | I have personal doubts on the few modular courses I know well . |