Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb past] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dmitrii Zamiatnin , the deputy Minister of Justice , and Sergei Zarudnyi , Bludov 's assistant at the Second Department , were juridical radicals , but although they registered a few successes in their quest for change ( notably the foundation of the enlightened Journal of the Ministry of Justice in 1859 ) , they needed more than idealism to convert their superiors . |
| 2 | We hear that they made a few proposals of an undetermined nature which we are sure do not involve recording contracts … lives of the rich and famous , eh ? |
| 3 | And then she glanced out of the main kitchen window , the one that had a partial view of the terrace ; Angelica looked as well , and saw that they had a few customers arriving and looking around uncertainly at the unstaffed deck . |
| 4 | The news was relayed to the restive citizens that they had a few days ' respite . |
| 5 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 6 | ‘ Sorry , ’ said Pooley when they connected a few minutes later . |
| 7 | When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm . |
| 8 | Vitor enquired , as they joined a few stragglers beside the buffet table . |
| 9 | There was some light left as they motored the few miles to The Towers . |