Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb past] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The Nutcracker suite in this charming 17th-century inn is so called because the low-ceilinged doorway has an exposed beam which has caught out the unwary and cracked a few heads in its time .
2 The stranger fell ill and died a few days later .
3 He was haemodynamically stable but had a few episodes of haemoptysis , and there was macroscopic haematuria .
4 When put to bed he appeared nearly lifeless and died a few hours after . ’ )
5 When the girl 's parents denied the engagement , the boy was beaten unconscious and died a few hours later in hospital .
6 All this under a Tory Government which admits its PSBR is to be double that proposed a few months ago .
7 But the dressmaker had obviously decided it was too plain and added a few frills to liven it up a bit .
8 Disconcertingly , April muttered something incomprehensible and moved a few steps away from them .
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