Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days . |
| 2 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |
| 3 | I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack . |
| 4 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
| 5 | I do n't remember what the occasion was — maybe it was my first day at school , or maybe I was staying with my aunt for a few days … ’ |
| 6 | I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ . |
| 7 | She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest . |
| 8 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |
| 9 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , I remember , ’ said my mother after a few minutes . |
| 11 | After a while , sitting in the car , we saw her stand for a few minutes first on one of the Howes , then on another , still and with arms raised . |
| 12 | Naylor did not keep her waiting , but rang her doorbell with a few minutes to go before eleven . |
| 13 | They were tipped as a recovery stock after investors had lost much of their money in a few months . |
| 14 | The idea had been in the back of her mind for a few days now and this evening had decided it for sure . |
| 15 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 16 | In 1984 there was considerable publicity concerning a woman who gouged out her eye and another who slashed her breast in order to get out of her cell for a few minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ Never , in my life , ’ he murmured distractedly , leaving her mouth for a few seconds to hungrily kiss her cheekbone , her temple , to lightly nip the lobe of her ear , ‘ have I met a woman so obstinate , so pigheaded … ’ |
| 18 | After they 've scalded my ears with their abuse for a few weeks , and paraded my wreckage before the assembled ranks as an edifying example of what not to do and how not to do it , they will probably just turn me into a stone gargoyle on the roof of some Gothic cathedral . |
| 19 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
| 20 | She lost her job after a few weeks and what little money my Dad had left quickly went on drugs and booze . |
| 21 | ‘ Hmm , ’ he murmured , but she was glad to see he had lost none of his pleasantness of expression when , considering her request for a few seconds , he divulged , ‘ After almost two years without a holiday or much free time , I last week completed what I believe to be one of my best achievements . ’ |
| 22 | Occasionally the sun would appear from behind a roof-top , and she would feel its warmth for a few seconds . |
| 23 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 24 | The first Leopold heard of it was when his son coolly informed him that he was accompanying Aloysia and her father for a few days to visit the Princess of Orange at Kircheim-Bolanden , where Aloysia was to sing several arias that Wolfgang had written for her . |
| 25 | The pain had made her lose her breath for a few seconds . |
| 26 | In particular new potatoes should be bought in small amounts as they lose their freshness within a few days ; they should have a skin which feels damp to the touch and is easily removed by rubbing . |
| 27 | She sat on the edge of her bed for a few minutes , digging dirt from under her nails . |
| 28 | Having filled their buckets with bright red liquid ( thanks for the colouring ) contestants in Blind-man 's buff had to rely on shouts from supporters to get back to their corner with a few drops left in the buckets — no thanks to members of the Summer Fayre committee who kept moving the obstacles — just in case it good too easy you understand ! |
| 29 | In his mind 's eye he relived their love-making of a few hours before and the picture of Michael lying underneath him as he penetrated him rose in his mind . |
| 30 | Mrs Castle opens her account with a few reflections on the ‘ feminine ’ touch Edward Heath had brought to the redecoration of Chequers and some bitter-sweet memories of 1969 , when she and Wilson had clashed there with trade-union leaders over the In Place of Strife proposals for union reform . |