Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If David was to have a few drinks it would all come out . |
| 2 | Soon released , Throckmorton was rearrested a few months later because of the involvement of his younger brother , Michael , with Cardinal Reginald Pole [ q.v. ] : once again no charge was sustained . |
| 3 | Sharpe was released a few days later , but there were to be many more visits to the hospital as worries grew about his condition . |
| 4 | Sniffy Wilson was crouching a few yards away . |
| 5 | Fortunately , Quetta was bought a few months later by a retired man , Harold Shoosmith . |
| 6 | One night after shuffling absently through a foxtrot , Flavia was walked a few steps into the garden by her partner and given a kiss , she quite cheerfully accepting this custom of the country . |
| 7 | The war having started in September , the RAF were accepting a few Americans but they did n't like his record . |
| 8 | ‘ Angela 's taking a few days off — she has n't been well , ’ he said , easily . |
| 9 | Andrew Fowler was caught a few days later when police discovered the caravan at the girl 's former home . |
| 10 | Benjamin was standing a few yards away from the church , the ladder still in his hand . |
| 11 | After the business of the day and the more important business of the evening meal , the inhabitants of Roziac were enjoying a few hours of leisure in the open air . |
| 12 | It turned out that my grandfather was right for Cody was killed a few minutes afterwards for just this reason . |
| 13 | The response from designers and knitters included plenty of suggestions for improvement in the basic shapes and version 2 of Designaknit was born a few weeks later . |