Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her mouth opened and after a few moments a strange ululation sounded , a despairing cry , a death cry . |
| 2 | He dialled and after a few rings a female voice answered . |
| 3 | so it meant that for some time before contingency fund development was introduced you must of had some concerns er about the accuracy of the figures you were putting forward for the publication , can , can I explain that a little more ? if after a few years a major repair needs to be carried out there was no contingency fund , it might mean sticking another two or three hundred pounds a year on the service charges , might it not , to cover a major repair |
| 4 | The instructions therein were religiously followed and within a few weeks a recognisable fuselage could be sat in for some ‘ hangar flying ’ . |
| 5 | And in a few moments a voice from that quarter , low and breathy , joined very softly in the responses . |