Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an accident of course but old Colonel Saunchie got a few pellets in him . |
| 2 | Miss Honey took a few moments to let this curious statement sink in . |
| 3 | The Crown Hotel in Newmilns amy have a few stories to tell as surprise , surprise , one of her friends had organised a ‘ Strip O'Gram ’ to provide some hilarious entertainment . |
| 4 | Bottom-placed Dundee HSFP set a few hearts pounding with that fine win over Kelso , and another against Gala at Mayfield would really upset the relegation apple-cart . |
| 5 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 6 | WINDY Loch Assynt lies a few miles from the coast , near the picturesque fishing village of Lochinver ; surrounded by a ridge of mountains eleven miles in length , none of which drop below 2,000 feet , crowned by Sutherland 's highest peak , mighty Ben More Assynt . |
| 7 | The England team had a few players who were later to play first-class cricket , and were brought together by one W.S. Donne , who , if he did n't enjoy great success on the Olympic playing field , achieved eminence in Rugby Union , elected president of the RFU in 1923–24 . |
| 8 | Dr Ali moved a few paces away from him . |
| 9 | Having taken better care of it than Besty , or more accurately Besty 's hangers on , he invested some of it in a Sydney sports shop a few months ago , which he 'll run when he retires . |
| 10 | It seems probable that supplies of wire also came from the long demolished Cambridge wire works a few miles away on the River Cam , close to the old road to Dursley . |
| 11 | They were by now in Piccadilly Circus , which was as bright as day , and were surrounded by the crowds streaming from the theatres , cafés and dives which populated the area , painted ladies of a certain character being prominent among them — as well as the enthusiastic amateurs who had come up from the East End to make a few pennies , or even be given supper , as a price for their favours . |
| 12 | Harry Maylie waited a few days , then , as his mother had expected , he asked Rose to marry him . |
| 13 | Wadi Halfa lay a few miles inland . |
| 14 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
| 15 | In 1752 Horace Walpole instructed his brother , Ned , to collect tea seed ; Gilbert White came a few years later to discuss difficulties over growing melons at Selborne ; and Charles Hatton selected two pots of passion flower , ‘ lusty and strong ’ in April 1760 . |
| 16 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 17 | There were astonished interjections from Harbury who had heard nothing of this before , but Shildon went on to say that the accusation stemmed from the sale of the lease on the top part of the Fleet Street building a few years earlier . |
| 18 | Dear Ralph It was a blessing to have met with you Wednesday night to share a few moments with a fellow Christian who like I has stumbled on the walk . |
| 19 | To the northeast of the dip , the eastern ridge of the Butte de Saran provides a few slopes of almost full southern exposure . |
| 20 | Viola Machin left a few moments ' pause . |
| 21 | They were still at the window when Timothy Gedge appeared a few minutes later . |
| 22 | KIWI Test ace Kevin Iro and West Indies Test ace Richie Richardson swapped a few jokes — and bat and ball — when they arrived at Headingley yesterday . |
| 23 | Each of these Upper Triassic faunas contains a Few dinosaurs however ; but only 0–5 to 3–0 per cent of the total specimens . |
| 24 | Ed Hawtin , from west Oxfordshire , has recently returned from West Germany , where Great Britain raised a few eyebrows with impressive runs in two and four man bobs . |
| 25 | The voices are totally di , in fact the Clive James showed a few clips of dubbed films I mean er John Wayne , I mean he 's supposed to be so and he sounded so funny in Japanese ! |
| 26 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 27 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 28 | In the same 1943 raid , Torquay was also bombed again and the deaf centre escaped with minor blast damage when a bomb fell on the St. Marychurch building a few yards up the road , killing 18 children who were in the building . |
| 29 | The Turney family provides a few clues . |
| 30 | ‘ … and homicide Lieutenant Wilson stated a few minutes ago that the police are closing in . |