Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After driving a few miles along what seemed an endless avenue of poplars we crossed the Taro , at this time of year a dry riverbed , by a long bridge with marble statues of reclining river gods and goddesses at either end . |
| 2 | After swimming a few lengths of the pool , she turned and floated on her back , enjoying the warmth of the sun on her half-submerged body , listening to the splashing of the other swimmers , their laughing voices , the harsh cries of magpies in the nearby forest , the occasional insect droning past . |
| 3 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
| 4 | After spending a few days at Snaefellsness , our final goal was the fabulous Lake Mývatn . |
| 5 | After exchanging a few words with him , she went in search of Lawler . |
| 6 | After exchanging a few words with him , she led him off into a corner . |
| 7 | It 's a bit dusty this Giles , but do you want to just sort of put a few appointments in there , . |
| 8 | So erm they 're sort of having a few words at the moment . |
| 9 | I find my listening springs best out of reading a few verses from Scripture . |
| 10 | On Day One , the simple exercise of shooting a few scenes in the garden was partly to familiarise you with the idea of editing in camera . |
| 11 | Some hairdressers charge extra for this but it 's well worth paying a few pounds for . |
| 12 | But if we behave normally like saying a few words to each other , the supervisors start shouting and harassing us . |
| 13 | the key to the difference … lies in the family — a truth Daniel Patrick Moynihan was pilloried for stating a few years before Martin Luther King 's assassination . |
| 14 | We 're well worth spending a few hours over this , I think . |
| 15 | Before I cover this particular problem , it is worth spending a few paragraphs on the bladder itself and its function . |
| 16 | When considering an offer of a job in the community it is worth asking a few questions about the day to day management of the service , and the kind of support you can expect to get from your colleagues . |
| 17 | I have pleasure in enclosing a few copies of our new recruitment leaflet which I hope you feel will enable you to attract a lot of people in your area to become CPRW members . |
| 18 | Very often , Western copyright and patent holders are more interested in exporting a few products at high prices than in selling licences or granting permissions at prices that Third World countries can afford . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sorry for making such a fuss , ’ Joan said apologetically , drying her eyes — before taking a few sips of the wine which she did not much like . |
| 20 | After a minimum five years ' operating experience it would be time to think about taking a few orders for commercial stations , the first of which should come on stream about 2020 — always provided , of course , that the cost and dwindling resources of uranium made it commercially worthwhile : |
| 21 | She switched on the bedroom radio , tuning to her new station 's waveband — her competitive curiosity had prompted her to attempt an assessment of the English-language opposition earlier — and discovering a laid-back DJ playing jazz and fusion between taking a few calls from night-owl listeners , their character common around the world — shift-workers , troubled or lonely insomniacs , late-night revellers and cramming students . |
| 22 | The sudden increase in staff from outside the prison culture may have resulted in there being more guards who themselves use marijuana in a limited recreational way , and who may not be averse to sharing a few joints with their charges . |
| 23 | This happens when a man 's ordinary hours of duty are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and when one likes to look forward to spending a few hours with one 's family . |
| 24 | I asked Terry to come along because one of the things I tho I tho I hope we might get round to spending a few minutes on was about Alan 's raised it before about records coming in er , and what the state of the game is in records coming into us and how we 're transferring that information , or not transferring that information onto dep onto department 's national curriculum er material |
| 25 | And sadly that 's it for another day , but we could n't go without dropping a few titbits about tomorrow 's show . |
| 26 | A mugger might go to prison for lifting a few pounds from his victim — and so he should . |
| 27 | Not wanting to cause friction with your partner is understandable , but it is worth bearing a few things in mind . |
| 28 | I did , however , aim at gathering a few hints from Italy , such as the pillar-mullion , the use of differently coloured materials , and of inlaying . |
| 29 | All the main facilities of the school such as staff , buildings , playing fields and so forth are already provided for the fee paying pupils and no additional expenditure is incurred in respect of these costs by accepting a few children of the staff . |
| 30 | Request : We asked the opposition leader to help with a book entitled ‘ Married To Teacher ’ by writing a few lines in response to the statement : ‘ Being married to a teacher is rather demanding . ’ |