Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
2 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
3 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
4 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
5 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
6 | It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed . |
7 | The Provisional IRA have also used it on a few occasions . |
8 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |