Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [subord] they " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ After a few weeks though they went back to school and I started my course again . |
2 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
3 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Every nation believes that its enemies were the aggressors , and may make war again in a few years unless they are utterly defeated . |