Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 After a few moments of uncomfortable silence , she said stubbornly , ‘ If you denigrate my life 's work , you shall not profit by it unless you apologize to me , Clare . ’
32 Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration .
33 The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York .
34 What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ?
35 After a few moments of apparent concentration , she handed the sticks to Lucien .
36 After a few moments of frozen hesitation , she realised that to refuse his offer would only reinforce his current impression that she was a frigid little puritan with hang-ups about physical contact .
37 Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure .
38 After a few moments of confused reflection , he realized Tess had left the room .
39 He was looking directly at Bridges , but Bridges looked imperturbably back , and after a few moments of heavy silence Kegan coughed and returned to the paper in his hand .
40 It would be madness to throw it all away for a few moments of nerve-storming passion .
41 We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening .
42 Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said .
43 They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another .
44 A few areas of early industrialization also suffered losses , in north-east Lancashire and West Yorkshire , where cramped sites based on water power were no longer economic .
45 There were a few areas of welcome grassland like the one that rose ahead of him almost as soon as he left the Park behind .
46 Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ?
47 There 'll still be a few showers around this evening , but they 'll die out later .
48 THERE were a few looks of mock horror as I walked through the door .
49 Er , we 're getting quite a few calls on that subject now , John from Erith , good morning to you John .
50 She spun a few yarns on that count , as well . ’
51 A few instances of forged documentation and fraud have subsequently occurred , but only to a limited extent .
52 All for a few inches of bloody zipper !
53 By the time Folly opened her eyes , Luke 's lips were on hers , and all she could see was a few inches of gold-shadowed cheek and an ear .
54 When the winding extends around approximately half of the core cut off the end , leaving a few inches of spare wire and tape the wire down temporarily .
55 The design was complicated , with a serpentine pattern of dark blue and white with touches of black , and whoever was knitting it had completed only a few inches of ribbed welt .
56 The decanter , diminished by Timothy Gedge , still contained a few inches of amber liquid .
57 COLIN Jackson was within a few inches of Olympic disaster last night in his bid for the 110 metres hurdles crown .
58 If you are a small man , with only a few pounds of surplus weight , and are in a big hurry to lose it .
59 The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes .
60 but I 've lost a few pounds since last week .
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