Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] and he " in BNC.
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1 | He gave up farming and opened a restaurant in Glasgow but his new businesses failed after a few years and he left Scotland to live in Rugby until his death in 1937 . |
2 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
3 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
4 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
5 | But Steve had gone off with Maria Luisa for a few days and he was n't thinking about work , that was for sure , and she had n't her freedom anyway ! |
6 | The children skipped along with him for a few yards and he saw how beguiling their faces were , the large dark eyes , the straggle of thick black hair , the earnest looks of desperate innocence . |