Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] a few [noun pl] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even know you tried to pay back the last five shillings a few minutes before my father went to the synagogue one Saturday . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , ’ Mrs Peterson said , coming into the kitchen one morning a few days after the monthly nurse had left , ‘ you 'll be pleased to hear that the mistress has found a new servant at last . |
| 3 | The Vice-Admiral lived at the back , and he opened his front door a few seconds after Pooley rang the bell . |
| 4 | You may need to carry out the above exercises a few times before you get any results . |
| 5 | With the invitations , it is helpful to give other parents a few ideas as to how they may make their children 's costumes . |