Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun pl] he [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few drinks he will reluctantly sell it to you as he 's a bit short of cash and you 're so obviously interested … |
| 2 | After a few months he could strip down the simpler engines , service and reassemble them . |
| 3 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 4 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
| 5 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
| 6 | Within a few years he could have looked almost as menacing as he did six months ago . |
| 7 | In a few days he would release him . |
| 8 | You 'll take him home with you to avoid gossip , and then in a few days he 'll be fit enough to leave the country . ’ |
| 9 | In a few days he will catch a boat for South America . |
| 10 | In a few months he could leave those rooms over the shop and the shop itself for ever . |
| 11 | In a few years he 'll have developed a big enough ass to occupy my chair . ’ |