Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a few [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 2 | To wash our dishes , for instance , requires placing them for a few hours in a rattan basket in the swift-flowing stream deflected through the kitchen to the left of our house . |
| 3 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 4 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 5 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Anyone with a few coins in their purse , or gold pieces , was well advised to take a ‘ chair ’ or a ‘ cab ’ home after dark . |
| 8 | St John explained it in a few words in verse 18 : |
| 9 | I try to explain that Rainbow Rosenbloom has almost nothing but a few genes in common with Anya 's faithless Gittel . |