Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Really she was getting off lightly with a few glasses of bleach . |
| 32 | it was sore , but would heal up cleanly in a few days . |
| 33 | I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her . |
| 34 | You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with . |
| 35 | 6–8 nanny-thin , slightly stale slices of bloomer loaf 2–3 oz raisins , plumped up overnight in a few spoonfuls of brandy butter and whole nutmeg ( or ground allspice ) 4 large eggs and 1 pt half cream 2–3 tbsp demerara sugar or crushed coffee sugar crystals ( optional ) |
| 36 | It means you 'll lose a bit of paintwork when you do the job but very u most often you can get it all back together with a few flakes of paint missing . |
| 37 | During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments . |
| 38 | The Brackley blooms are brought out early with a little help from 400 watt lamps sunning them from January onwards . |
| 39 | After that , she went out later for a few mornings , not admitting to herself whether or not she was avoiding him . |
| 40 | Enthoven himself had urged the case for demonstration projects to " work at it till you work it out well in a few places — till you debug it " ( HSJ 1989 ) . |
| 41 | And once they 've been picked , cut the foliage back hard to a few centimetres from the crowns to stimulate new growth . |
| 42 | ‘ Can you hang on here for a few moments ? ’ |
| 43 | The red-brick government-issue buildings stand isolated within a security fence , surrounded even today only by a few houses , fields , orchards and small villages housing some of Britain 's finest racehorse stables . |
| 44 | The process can be unpleasant and dangerous if unsupervised , but with medical , nursing and family help most people can ‘ detox ’ surprisingly easily within a few days at home or , if necessary , in hospital , without untoward symptoms . |
| 45 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 46 | ‘ I hope Luib 's bunch bloodied their nose for them , or things are going to be rather tight around here in a few moments . ’ |
| 47 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 48 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 49 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 50 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 51 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 52 | This manifested itself quite dramatically on a few occasions when , the holding screws having sheared , the rail curled up behind the tank as it moved down the slope . |
| 53 | It was a little short , but she managed quite well after a few practice steps . |
| 54 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 55 | She sat there silently for a few moments . |
| 56 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 57 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |
| 58 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN |
| 59 | He stood very still for a few seconds , a faint frown lining his forehead , then the wide mouth twisted in the wry teasing smile which flipped her heart over . |
| 60 | Up until Lavery 's strike — he pulled first time from an acute angle — Armagh had huffed and puffed against a Mayo side that relied too heavily on a few individuals . |