Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [adv] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of him wants to get back to the security of home but he knows that after a few weeks there he might long for the contacts , communication and craziness of the multi-media scheme . |
| 2 | He lay prone on top of her for a few moments then he rolled to one side , panting loudly , his breath slowly returning to normal . |
| 3 | He drummed with his fingers on the table for a few moments then he said , ‘ So the field is still open , is it ? ’ |
| 4 | Then his friend Dave shouted " Look ! " and when he turned , for a few moments only he glimpsed the Corinth canal ; a sudden gulf sliced in the landscape , blue space sparkling , a ship in the deep distance ; fathomless light and air . |
| 5 | ‘ Even if he only lived here for a few years when he was small , I wanted him to know something of his roots , to be aware of his background . ’ |
| 6 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 7 | Payments terminated on 31 May 1753 , but evidently no ill feeling marred the end of Miller 's contract as a few years later he dedicated to the Duke the beautiful Figures of Plants ( 2 vols. ) which had been published in parts from 1755–60 . |
| 8 | Modigliani saw the potential of the boy , who ironically became Beatrice 's lover within a few years when he was 18 and she was over 40 . |
| 9 | And , in a few weeks when he sees how business is going , he will make the decision as to whether to confirm you in the part or to recast . ’ |
| 10 | Glen Campbell used a similar approach on a few tracks when he did the sessions for The Everlys ' wonderful Great Country Hits album of 1963 . |