Example sentences of "[conj] a [adj] [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We would get back the two and a half thousand members the T & G poached in Liverpool City Council . |
| 2 | After a few heart-stopping moments the old engine coughed into life , and he managed to accelerate the loaded vehicle through the flames out to safety . |
| 3 | After a few hundred metres the pleasure overcame the apprehension . |
| 4 | Proving the truth of his words , after a few hundred yards the gondola drew alongside some steps . |
| 5 | After a few embarrassed minutes the mourners slowly departed , leaving Flaubert jammed into the ground at an oblique angle . |
| 6 | After a few quick puffs the man turns and stubs out this cigarette too , three-quarters wasted . |