Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her .
2 The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm .
3 The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ?
4 Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again .
5 Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’
6 The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track .
7 I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr .
8 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN
9 Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’
10 They rolled around on the ground together for a few moments and then the boy 's mother came out and gave him Sergeant 's leash .
11 They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know .
12 And now , to cap it all , poor Byford had to be the first army victim of the latest IRA tactic — Flying Columns-compact bands armed only with a few rifles and automatic pistols , moving soundlessly at night along country lanes on foot or on bicycles , and waiting behind roadside hedges — waiting for hours , days if necessary — for a patrol to come along .
13 ‘ Like Dorigo and Stuart Pearce , I like to weigh in with a few goals and in pre-season I joked with the lads that I 'd get 15 this year .
14 Though separated from his Guard , Napoleon apparently remained in company with Soult , Bertrand and Drouot who , together with a few officers and an escort , were seen at Quatre Bras at 1 a.m. on 19 June .
15 and can be preceded by ( e.g. ‘ squelch ’ , ‘ bulge ’ ) ; is never preceded by , and is preceded by only in a few words and names , e.g. ‘ Welsh ’ , ‘ Walsh ’ , .
16 He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news .
17 He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure .
18 The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes .
19 The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’
20 The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’
21 just for a few bits and pieces and any extras and
22 Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’
23 and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn
24 It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’
25 They will certainly leave the Centre much fitter than When they arrived , but not without a few bumps and bruises sustained along the way .
26 Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre .
27 ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested .
28 Alcoholism may progress quickly over a few years but commonly progresses over twenty years or even more from first intoxication until terminal chronic disease .
29 It goes straight for a few yards and then bends round the corner into blackness .
30 I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ?
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