Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vincent liked to have him sitting drowsily on the floor of his studio on a few sacks while he worked . |
| 2 | After fiddling with the stem of his glass for a few seconds , he looked straight at her and said : |
| 3 | Dr McNab had Come to the door of his ward for a few moments to watch the heating of the bath-water ; then with a sigh and a shake of his head he had retired inside again . |
| 4 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Of course there were those who remained staunch , Guy reminded himself , as he reached into his tunic for a few coins . |
| 6 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
| 7 | On several occasions the obituarists have been poised , ready to send the man to his grave with a few solemn words of recognition . |
| 8 | I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . |
| 9 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 10 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
| 11 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
| 12 | I think that erm he 's almost there , we shall be able to award him his proficiency badge for his locksmithing after a few more tests . |
| 13 | That 's one of the occupational hazards of listening to people talking football — Docherty talking through his arse for a few quid . |
| 14 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 15 | Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district . |