Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj] [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 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 10 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ’ , . |
| 17 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 18 | He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 … ’ |
| 22 | just for a few bits and pieces and any extras and |
| 23 | ‘ Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’ |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | Scientific and technological advances will help the world deal with greenhouse gases , but not for a hundred years or so . |
| 27 | They will certainly leave the Centre much fitter than When they arrived , but not without a few bumps and bruises sustained along the way . |
| 28 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 29 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 30 | I mean I , my sister used to have one and she said you could take it on the motorway and it 'll just keep up a , a very good speed still with a noisy engines and then it just kept going and going and going . |