Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 32 | I forgave him for the many occasions on which he had unthinkingly made me feel mentally subnormal . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 35 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 36 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 37 | Susan caught up with her after a few words with Mr Darling . |
| 38 | The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life . |
| 39 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 40 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 41 | While many among the 5,933 crowd may argue against Stainrod 's claim , there was little doubt in the validity of it during the latter stages of what was a north-east affair rich in incident if not quality . |
| 42 | But , within a couple of months of coming to the throne , Siraj-ud-Daula marched on Calcutta , seized and plundered it after a few days of frantic but ill-prepared resistance , and allowed the few British survivors of the seige to be locked up in the prison of the fortress for the night . |
| 43 | She later embellished it with a few words about my inability to dance again — which I 'd never indulged in — and proposed that the girls would be driven even further away . |
| 44 | As I cleaned the little beauty and mounted it in my new display case , I promised myself that I would do everything possible to provide it with a few companions in the months that followed . |
| 45 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
| 46 | St John explained it in a few words in verse 18 : |
| 47 | Now , you can see that coin down there , if you look carefully , you can see it you ca n't get it , you know where it is , it has n't gone through a hole into the centre of the earth it has n't , sort of , disappeared into outer space , you know exactly where it is , the chances are you could pin point it within a few inches of where i , even if you ca n't see it you know where it is , but you ca n't get at it to you , it 's lost you know it 's geographic location , you know when it went there , you know everything about it , you only thing is you ca n't get at it ! |
| 48 | ‘ 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 . |
| 49 | I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . |
| 50 | It would explain how Greg manages to be in one piece while the Lorelei is nothing but a few planks of driftwood . |
| 51 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
| 52 | I walked as in a nightmare , aware of nothing but the few yards of tarmac ahead and stopping every few yards . |
| 53 | Again I accept the constant parental care has been of the highest calibre and I remind myself of the many tributes to the quality of that care in the evidence before me . |
| 54 | What of the many schools with dedicated staff who do so much for pupils in deprived areas ? |
| 55 | I comforted myself with a few thoughts of what I would do to the culprit if I ever caught him ; realised that was highly unlikely , and headed for the golf course . |
| 56 | She fixed her hazel eyes on his and elaborated , smiling , ‘ You could treat yourself to a few trinkets with the change . ’ |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | Happily in those days there was no air navel to take us in a few hours to Addis Ababa and bring us back a few days later . |
| 59 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 60 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |