Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] [pron] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | O' course , I only knew him a few years after he got married . |
| 2 | I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no-man 's land half the time doing bugger all . |
| 3 | ‘ I only met you a half hour ago and I love you like one of my own . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You only have them a few years , after all , ’ his mother cried . |
| 5 | She only had one a few weeks a go as well . |
| 6 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 7 | There do exist two or three letters from Christabel to Hearst — she even sent him a few poems in one , which he kept , fortunately for us . |
| 8 | He might find it useful having an old man like me around to give him a few tips on how to manage horses . ’ |
| 9 | But here they just give you a few examples and expect you to do example sheets , it really is so difficult . |
| 10 | They also did it a few years ago with their then hottest act , Alexander O'Neal . |
| 11 | It only took us a few seconds to realize the mistake but by then twenty-eight kids and three of the missionaries were either dead or dying . |
| 12 | Does it really matter what a few politicians or academics say ? |