Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 2 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 3 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 4 | They then worked on the script together for a few months before joining Peckinpah in England , where he was busy with pre-production . |
| 5 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 6 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 7 | Often the Phantasms — daemon-masked , each dabbed with different costly scents , and gowned in luminous silk appliquéd with lascivious emblems — would bomb around the broad upper avenues on their jet-trikes , and through almost deserted midnight malls , seeking stylised mayhem with another brat gang or hunting for an odour bar or an elegant brothel which they could take over for a few hours before fleeing just ahead of a Judge patrol . |
| 8 | Dona Marguerita coughed wheezily for a few moments before resuming the interview . |
| 9 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |