Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every sunset the apes would return from their day 's foraging to sleep in the branches of this giant tree , and we were driven to distraction by our repeated attempts to film them properly in the few seconds after they arrived and before the sun set . |
| 2 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been thinking about Simon , ’ he said , as he began to eat , ‘ and I 'd be grateful if you could fill me in on a few things . ’ |
| 4 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Art is not , as the metaphysicians say , the manifestation of some Idea of beauty or God ; it is not , as the aesthetic physiologists say , a game in which man lets off his excess of stored-up energy ; it is not the expression of man 's emotions by external signs ; it is not the production of pleasing objects ; and , above all , it is not pleasure but it is a means of union among men joining them together in the same feelings , and indispensable for the life and progress towards wellbeing of individuals and humanity . |
| 6 | In fact he confirmed it so strongly that we had pulled ourselves together for a few days . |
| 7 | If you knew someone else with the same attributes , you would feel they must be quite a nice person really , would n't you ? |
| 8 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 'll switch itself off in a few seconds . ’ |
| 10 | Dogs can take you directly to a few kilos of heroin welded into the chassis , but they 're not too good at sniffing out a Renoir . |
| 11 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 12 | It will no doubt sort itself out in a few days . ’ |
| 13 | Needless to say the Herald proved itself admirably with a few lessons learned for next time . |
| 14 | Likewise , sir ’ ( to the Manager ) ‘ I shall be grateful if you can help in one or two practical ways — I 'll tell you how in a few minutes . |
| 15 | I 'll catch up with you again in a few minutes . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll ask you again in a few days ’ time , ’ he said , ‘ and remember , it is n't me you 're refusing , but God ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Tell me how old the stones are , and I 'll ring you again in a few days . ’ |
| 18 | Incidentally , the last I heard , that weekly coach to the Upper Witham was still running — under the name of Heeley Angling Club and , even more surprising , I understand that ’ Jock ’ was still driving them up to a few years ago . |
| 19 | The overall goal is to bring them up to the same standards as the western part of the country by the end of the century . |
| 20 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 21 | ‘ A lot of the simpler souls ’ , said Quigley , ‘ probably think a great big snake is going to slither out at them and start gobbling them up in a few years . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 23 | had this one on for a few days . |
| 24 | Matters which the partners might wish to settle in advance include their rights to bid for partnership assets ( since the court would probably not grant the necessary authority to one only of the former partners against the objection of the others ) , the transfer of assets to individual partners in specie , the manner in which sales of partnership property should be conducted ( by private treaty or at auction ) , advertisement of the dissolution , and provisions conferring special authority upon individual partners in any respect during the winding-up of the firm . |
| 25 | ‘ I hope to meet with the CAA in the next 10 days and we might be able to tie everything up within a few weeks , ’ he said . |
| 26 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 27 | ‘ Expect me back in a few minutes , ’ she heard him say distantly . |
| 28 | As the group grew to 2,000 people I still knew the key people and was able to approach them even in the latter days when I was one of many . ’ |
| 29 | He sketched her deftly in a few minutes . |
| 30 | Probably because it was a way of roping him in for the future , Malcolm invited him down to a few rehearsals . |