Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than focusing on a few substances which are painted in lurid colours , the specialists say , the goal should be a workplace free of compulsive chemical use of all kinds . |
| 2 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
| 3 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 4 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 5 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 6 | Then I realized that we kept returning to the same place and stopping for a few minutes , before moving off again around a similar route . |
| 7 | Many are already paired from previous matings ; all are usually nesting , courting , mating and laying within a few days of arrival . |