Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
2 | After a few attempts I found I was turning like Robby Naish for the first part of the turn , then falling in on the inside of the turn . |
3 | But after a few notes she stopped and turned round on her stool to face me . |
4 | But after a few hours it became hard to disguise . |
5 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
6 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
7 | His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday . |
8 | After a few moments she said , ‘ My God , I think he 's dead . ’ |
9 | After a few moments she had relaxed fully , her apprehension shrivelled by the atmosphere of friendliness and laughter . |
10 | After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger . |
11 | After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne . |
12 | After a few moments he realized they were flying on an interception course . |
13 | After a few moments he returned . |
14 | After a few moments he said calmly , ‘ Now , Jane , be sensible . |
15 | After a few minutes we watched them crossing the field , alongside the hedgerow . |
16 | After a few minutes they passed the first of the estate workers ' cottages , two storey , stone-built , and around three hundred years old . |
17 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
18 | After a few minutes she noticed a certain cunning softness replacing the apprehension of his expression , and her heart began to beat a little faster . |
19 | After a few minutes she said , ‘ Oh , I nearly forgot the valentine card I bought yesterday ! ’ |
20 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
21 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
22 | After a few minutes she returned . |
23 | After a few minutes she went out and Quigley came in , waving a piece of paper . |
24 | After a few minutes she stopped watching them . |
25 | After a few minutes she decided to take another two tables and then continued taking two at a time until she had swallowed about 30 . |
26 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
27 | After a few minutes she padded back into the bedroom wrapped in a big fluffy towel . |
28 | After a few minutes she opened them again . |
29 | After a few minutes she bent her head and dropped a kiss lightly on his ankle , and then her hand slid up under the leg of the leathers and sensuously kneaded the firm muscle at the back of his calf . |
30 | Nothing happened , except that after a few minutes I checked that no one had come into the room to observe such antics ! |