Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , it does not detract from my central theme that ‘ traditional ’ chemistry is brought alive by anecdotes and can be great fun , a feat that modern chemistry simply can not match except perhaps in the case of hydroxyethane ( ethanol ) , after a few glasses of which , who cares anyway ? |
| 2 | Nicky Ryan can be a defensive man in the wrong company , but after a few minutes in my presence he seems to know I have ‘ felt ’ Enya 's music , and he relaxes considerably . |
| 3 | ‘ After a few days with me he starts to calm down and see things in perspective again , ’ she reveals . |
| 4 | After a few days in his efficient hotel bedroom , the rage and shame of having any connection with West Berlin passed into glassy remorse . |
| 5 | After a few drinks with my friend , I felt better . |
| 6 | After a few words with her husband she shook hands with me , kissed him on both cheeks , and then quickly disappeared down the cellar , leaving the two of us to finish off the champagne and burgundy . |
| 7 | ‘ Cut it out , Maria , ’ he ordered her curtly after a few seconds in which he seemed to hold his breath . |
| 8 | After a few weeks of our secret meetings , I thought that Sarah had discovered the fact that we were both , in our different ways , being unfaithful to her . |
| 9 | Because they Hyflo has 4 outlets , and I am trying to keep within budget , I would make do with 4 plates with a gap of a few inches between them — the overall effect should be total bottom filtration as there would be some sideways suction across the gravel in the gaps . |
| 10 | When he was a pace in front of her , nothing but a jangling space of a few inches between them , his voice was feather-soft . |
| 11 | The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches . |
| 12 | I append the headings of a few subjects to which I have given some attention , and which I could write a readable article upon . |
| 13 | Even If you are not religious , it is a welcome chance for social contact and the exchange of a few pleasantries with him . |
| 14 | My celebration consisted of a few beers with my caddie friends at Edinburgh station and on the night train . |
| 15 | The evening shadows were now lengthening and the support crew had thoughts of a few points in their heads . |
| 16 | A royal smashed past a few feet to my left , then another took a dive down by sheltering bank , his hooves carving into the ground just a yard from my toes and spraying my legs with black peat . |
| 17 | pigeon hole , you know it 's just like bit of , scrap of paper with like a few names on it |
| 18 | Air is so vital that it is only possible to live for a few minutes without it . |
| 19 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 20 | Working people and shoppers here have as much right to sit in the sunshine at lunchtime for a few minutes as their counterparts elsewhere in the country . |
| 21 | She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom . |
| 22 | The body needs to be brushed once a day for a few minutes before your morning bath or shower ( twice if you have cellulite ) . |
| 23 | After he 'd gone Sarella sat still for a few moments with her head resting on the chair-back . |
| 24 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 25 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 26 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 27 | The only other Briton to win both Opens is Tony Jacklin who , incidentally , came to Jersey to live and play golf for a few years after his retirement from the professional circuit . |
| 28 | For a few years after his return to Edinburgh he prepared anatomical and pathological demonstrations in the Department of Anatomy , but latterly he withdrew from public affairs . |
| 29 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
| 30 | His raw material consists of Stephen Fry playing Stephen Fry thinly disguised as a throw-back aristo who decides to share his recently inherited stately pile for a few days with his old friends from revue days . |