Example sentences of "[pron] a few [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing .
2 ‘ Miss Fraser , I 'd like to ask you a few questions if I may . ’
3 Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you .
4 I 'll try , but you 'll have to give me a few days before you pull her in . ’
5 ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details .
6 I thought Honved might cause them a few problems once they had equalised .
7 The instinctive warning came to him a few minutes after he had cleared a small brook in an easy leap , and resumed the even rhythm of his distance-eating stride .
8 O' course , I only knew him a few years after he got married .
9 She met him a few days after she started the job .
10 ‘ We have seen her a few times since she has become well known .
11 Gifford Tate had painted it a few weeks before she died .
12 And it 'll just save us a few minutes because it 'll be tight squeeze I expect .
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