Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 2 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
| 3 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 4 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 5 | He gave up farming and opened a restaurant in Glasgow but his new businesses failed after a few years and he left Scotland to live in Rugby until his death in 1937 . |
| 6 | He left after a few days as I said . |
| 7 | After a few months though he seemed to accept the situation . |
| 8 | ‘ After a few weeks though they went back to school and I started my course again . |
| 9 | It was a perfect day of hot sun with a light following wind , one of the few times that we were able to sunbathe . |
| 10 | One of the few areas that we sell out on most match days , and there 's facilities for men and women and we actively develop these areas . |
| 11 | The Wedding Present violently oppose most rock 'n' roll ethos , but perhaps one of the few areas where they have shown loyalty to tradition has been their gluttonous appetite for live work . |
| 12 | ‘ However , I believe it is one of the few jobs where you actually get recognition for what you do . |
| 13 | Spreadsheeting is one of the few applications that you can do with an old , low cost XT machine . |
| 14 | Coventry v Arsenal Arsenal return to one of the few grounds where they were beaten last season , with their match winner against Manchester United , Groves , likely to partner Smith up front again . |
| 15 | Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy . |
| 16 | Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy . |
| 17 | So let's have about six different characters , before we do it I 'd like you need drafting books , just to think of a few questions that you would ask the characters . |
| 18 | You get the feeling that this is a film made as a gift from the writers to Brando , who probably fancied the idea of a few laughs before it 's too late . |
| 19 | You get the feeling that this is a film made as a gift from the writers to Brando , who probably fancied the idea of a few laughs before it 's too late . |
| 20 | No I 'm not : first I 'm going to wander round Bristol and try and get myself a job , then I 'm going to persuade the manager to give me an advance of a few pounds so I can get myself something to eat and find somewhere to stay . |
| 21 | for the sake of , for the sake of a few bands that we do , I mean most of the bands on the local level are used to playing in pubs so they just had to play on the floor anyway and the rest of it |
| 22 | As one of the first members recalled , ‘ When we reached thirteen most of us felt we were too big for the Sunday School , and there was a gap of a few years until we were able to join the YMCA at seventeen … |
| 23 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 24 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 25 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 26 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 27 | For a few minutes after he came in , the rats were quiet . |
| 28 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |