Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says . |
| 7 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 8 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 9 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |