Example sentences of "[adv prt] a few [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to take a walk down a short corridor from the main hallway , go down a few steps to the kitchen . |
| 2 | CAME 'S BEAUTY stems from being built in the palest of pale Portland stone , arguably the finest building stone in Britain , quarried over the down a few miles towards the sea . |
| 3 | Out into the spooky snicket and down a few yards towards the churchyard . |
| 4 | I jotted down a few extracts from The Boyfriends . |
| 5 | CROSS A FAST TYPIST WITH A WINDOWS WORD PROCESSOR AND THE CHANCES ARE YOU 'LL SEE SOME WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH AS THE PROGRAM CHUGS ALONG A FEW PACES BEHIND THE USER . |
| 6 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 7 | It ca n't be used , for example , for casting off a few stitches at the armhole . |
| 8 | Nick , the ever-ready surveyor , whipped out his loaded camera and reeled off a few shots of the thief . |
| 9 | There were checks to be done , now that Hess had replaced the mechanic , so Karlheinz backed off a few paces with the camera . |
| 10 | I only know that he turned up a few hours after the accident and got into some row with the head copper . |
| 11 | You said he turned up a few hours after the event , so it seems likely he left London at short notice . |
| 12 | This huge chamber is reached by a short spiral staircase which leads up a few feet beyond the gallery door in room 64 . |
| 13 | The river has curved round and Odd-Knut has drawn up a few metres from the edge of a very steep drop . |
| 14 | She hurried along the path , past matching stone lions , up a few stairs to the imposing door . |
| 15 | The newest style was ‘ split-level ’ — a living room with a picture window and an adjoining dining area , a kitchen and , up a few stairs above the double garage , three bedrooms and two bathrooms . |
| 16 | He picked up a few tricks of the trade as he progressed . |
| 17 | ‘ George Graham says they can go up a few gears for the replay , but we 'll wait and see . |
| 18 | The original entrance foyer on the main road behind the square was barred and boarded and papered over with layers of handbills ; Carson walked up a few steps near the end of the alley and pushed open the door of a tradesman 's entrance . |
| 19 | He 'd obviously picked up a few tips from the paperbacks , because he spun these stories out like a kid pulling on chewing-gum . |
| 20 | ‘ Being used as cheap labour to break Alejandro 's ponies , ’ said Luke , taking Perdita 's suitcases from her , ‘ in return for picking up a few tips from the master . ’ |
| 21 | All they have to do is erase the magical circle , which they can do simply by rubbing out a few inches of the chalk with a rag or cloth . |
| 22 | Wright never deserved the four goals he got — he never did anything to get the ball but let it come to him and losing out a few times in the process when the defender took the ball away . |
| 23 | Over the past few days he had fished a little with Burkett , been to Crosthwaite Church , laid a light siege to the maid Christine , cast out a few nightlines about the town and done a calculated amount of promenading . |
| 24 | To conclude this section it is necessary to point out a few things about the squad training sessions . |
| 25 | Because this is England 's last match for at least 3 ½ months , Robson had to balance his desire to try out a few options with the need to retain the basic framework of his World Cup team . |
| 26 | Then the board righted itself and drifted out a few feet into the pool with the two rabbits hunched upon it , rigid and motionless . |
| 27 | We 've picked out a few packages from the Windows range , more or less at random , just to whet your appetite . |
| 28 | During the time that Ted and Jim were working on the engine , our chief researcher Bill Welbourne had been finding out a few details about the aircraft . |
| 29 | Lissa did as she was told , and obligingly he tapped out a few words on the keyboard . |
| 30 | You could indeed , you could indeed it it reinforces a point does n't it , so I mean I so went back a few times with the flipchart yesterday with things that we need to re reinforce yes ? |