Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One animal has narrowly escaped death twice in the space of a few weeks as Simon Garrett reports |
| 2 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 3 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 4 | The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons . |
| 5 | The American cruised the Solent for a few days while Mark was tying up the loose ends , and returned to the States without paying another visit to his office . |
| 6 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
| 7 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
| 8 | On it , messages left over from a few days before Brian gave up the flat . |
| 9 | I 'd like to start before I explain that , just to refer to a few comments that Mr made . |