Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between the wars the Salvation Army started in Kent Road , but only lasted for a few years . |
| 2 | She only stayed for a few months , then she became unwell and had to give up the job . |
| 3 | No she only stayed for a few weeks in Summer |
| 4 | We also stopped after a few paces and turned to look back at her . |
| 5 | In public discussion , however , the idea that genes account for most variation among IQs seems not only controversial but also associated with a few men of allegedly questionable character . |
| 6 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 7 | He saw me standing there waiting in the warm light from the cafe and hesitated a second , then walked on a few paces , then stopped and looked back . |
| 8 | Have got today ( Monday 17th ) off ( yippee ! ) but have n't done much — slightly hungover from last night , I went to see Tex Mex with Ruth & Euan & some of their friends , the food was great , & so today had a long lie in then went to a few shops … which were n't open because it 's an Edinburgh holiday … |
| 9 | All these developments certainly happened within a few months of each other . |
| 10 | Why the first , albeit hypothetical , metazoans never grew beyond a few millimetres in size is not understood . |
| 11 | Drafted in March 1949 , the article never emerged beyond a few notes , mainly about Brideshead itself , though the task led him to reread all Waugh 's early works , including his biographies , and it was evidently one the dying man approached with enthusiasm . |