Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I asked if I could see the people who 'd brought me in and after a few minutes , Bunny and Rayleen appeared at the bedside . |
2 | Halling had to wait until the 1939–45 war when a military bridge was erected and a road laid down and for a few years the people of Wouldham and Halling were able to move freely between the villages , which was a great asset to the people of Wouldham who used the bridge to get to work on this side of the river , but it was certainly the death knell of the ferry . |
3 | He then picked him up and in a few moments had taken Woil back to his cage , put him in , closed the iron gate and secured it . |
4 | Tension in the neck and shoulders can be eased by circling the shoulders up and around a few times backwards and forwards and by circling your head slowly down to your chest and then up so that your neck is stretched with your chin in the air . |
5 | Allen cast around and within a few yards further came upon a man-made path , narrow and winding , but in frequent use . |
6 | The man whirled round and for a few seconds the landlord saw his face . |