Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of all , after a few days there began to appear a growing chorus of complaint from hosts about the condition of some of the evacuees . |
| 2 | His words of a few days ago came unbidden into her mind . |
| 3 | Wondering whether the prim Miss Goody-Goody of a few months ago had really metamorphosed into this forlorn and wanton creature , Miranda said , ‘ I 'll send a car for you . |
| 4 | Crystal and Davy on the other hand are focusing on the language of a few speakers well known to them , and it may well be that in their case the nature of the personal ties between investigator and subject makes candid recording a less pressing ethical issue . |
| 5 | With the exception of a few journalists perhaps over-committed to the official Anglo-American view after following it so assiduously for three years , the press , too , was mostly unenthusiastic . |
| 6 | It would be ironic to pick away at the mortar for a few decades only to break through into the next-door cell . |
| 7 | When he realises that he has a migraine , my husband retires to bed for a few hours then spends the rest of the day in an armchair . |
| 8 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
| 9 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
| 10 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 11 | Colleague , just one second , I do apologize for , for cutting in , but colleagues if you 're , if it 's your intention to leave Congress for a few moments please do it as quietly as possible . |
| 12 | Hope held the position for a few moments more to rest his leg and get his breath back . |
| 13 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 14 | So she agreed to that bargain , and for a few days more kept the secret to herself , still hopeful that she might be mistaken , and yet at the same time aware of a feeling of inner triumph at the knowledge that she had her very own baby growing inside her womb . |
| 15 | Sometimes I would go on the wagon for a few days then have a binge . |
| 16 | They stared at the floor for a few seconds then said ‘ You 'll have to come back because we did n't have the right tools . ’ ’ |
| 17 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 18 | Add garlic , cook for a few seconds then add courgettes . |
| 19 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 20 | A stranger who enters the land for a few weeks solely to do some work on it does not fall into this category . " |
| 21 | Why are there no half-formed sense organs or biochemical networks , with a few links still missing ? |
| 22 | Allen cast around and within a few yards further came upon a man-made path , narrow and winding , but in frequent use . |
| 23 | As for the English speaking , a child of far more than three has no difficulty learning Italian and is so far from being wedded to the tongue he has begun with that he forgets it within a few months so do not say to me that is an obstacle . |
| 24 | The first pilots to send Luftwaffe bombers spiralling down to crash into the sea were boys , auxiliary pilots who until a few months before had been flying antiquated Gloster Gladiators . |
| 25 | An unknown writer observing at the restoration work of 1887 says of the nave , the walls were found to be covered with old surface paintings , and Fielding in his Memories of Malling , writes , " In Halling Church until a few years ago existed the uncouth painting over the chancel arch , variously described as the tale of the unfaithful wife and the emblematic representation of the seven deadly sins . |
| 26 | The " mothers " , as they are generally referred to , are women who until a few years ago had never spoken in public , never organized a campaign . |
| 27 | I did n't want to leave the Maxteds behind because they had started out as my passengers , so I went back in a few minutes later to see if they were ready to leave . |
| 28 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 29 | a crazy pie in the sky idea dreamt up over a few beers finally became a reality today and a new world record . |