Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] in a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ZOOLOGIST Kristy Bird 's love affair with Africa resumes in a few weeks when she embarks on a special project to study the impact of poaching on Kenya 's elephant population . |
| 2 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 3 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 4 | Jock Lewes came in a few days later with a different tale to tell . |
| 5 | Henry lived in a small mews flat , just off Fitzroy Square . |
| 6 | Marston Magna lies in a flat lias clay area of south Somerset , and its name suggests marshy surroundings . |