Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] as [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 He left after a few days as I said .
2 She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month .
3 She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course .
4 They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea .
5 The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer .
6 We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’
7 He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting .
11 At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek .
12 ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says .
13 It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days .
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