Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [subord] we " in BNC.
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1 | Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy . |
2 | Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy . |
3 | As one of the first members recalled , ‘ When we reached thirteen most of us felt we were too big for the Sunday School , and there was a gap of a few years until we were able to join the YMCA at seventeen … |
4 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
5 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
6 | But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk . |
7 | Anyway , he turned up at my house sometime later and , sure enough , I had n't finished it — so we sat down and did it together , along with a few others while we were in the mood . ’ |
8 | ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said . |
9 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
10 | ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says . |