Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
| 32 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 33 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 34 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 35 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 36 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 37 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |
| 38 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 39 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 40 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |
| 41 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
| 42 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
| 43 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 44 | If she is already ripe with eggs , then a few hours will suffice — if not , feed her well on live food for a few days until she is plump in the belly region . |
| 45 | Like everyone else on holiday , he thought he had ‘ got away from it all ’ for a few days until he arrived at the famous White Horse Inn and was confronted by … fellow Fellow ( ! ) |
| 46 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 47 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 48 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 49 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 50 | Jessamy sat in silence for a few seconds while she digested that piece of information . |
| 51 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 52 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 53 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 54 | They back off six inches and then charge like two bulls , with the female grasping the male by the bottom lip for a few seconds before he escapes . |
| 55 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 56 | For a few seconds before you die , you 'll know what it was made us get rough with you . ’ |
| 57 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 58 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 59 | For a few seconds as they descended , he had an unimpeded view through a gap in the trees of the west front of the chapel . |
| 60 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |