Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [vb pp] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ran for the shelter of a large chunk of dislodged temple that had fallen a few metres away . |
| 2 | House Martins nest in many villages and some larger towns and in 1971 three pairs were found nesting 1.2km. from the site of a gas works that had closed a few months previously . |
| 3 | Suddenly recalling an incident that had happened a few months previously , she gave a small , twisted smile . |
| 4 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
| 5 | ‘ I was shooting a lot of travel features at the time and had done a few aerials just to try something new . |
| 6 | She smiled down at him and realized that in the few weeks he 'd been with her he had not only put on weight but had grown a few inches in height too . |