Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 2 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 3 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 4 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 5 | ‘ Teach me to live , that I may dread/The grave as little as my bed ’ , he had written ; in this spirit he carried his shroud in a portmanteau and put it on a few days before his death at Longleat in 1711 , which his friends considered to have been advanced by his fasting and mortifications . |
| 6 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |