Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship . |
| 2 | He dodged past the few remaining couples who still danced , then turned into the supper room . |
| 3 | The congregation of St Nicholas consisted of a few poor people from the neighbourhood and otherwise of less poor people from various parts of the city or from Birkenhead across the Mersey . |
| 4 | I sympathized and threw in a few choice obscenities and ‘ hanging 's too good for ‘ ems ’ but made a note to pick up a few watches next time I was down the Brick Lane midnight market . |
| 5 | But amazingly , 17-stone Alan escaped with a few small cuts and bruises — and a little lost dignity . |
| 6 | We heard from the few local women who did attend how they took the law into their own hands and arranged regular supplies of contraceptives from the North . |
| 7 | Business as usual The election led to a few significant changes in Northern Ireland , but mostly it 's more of the same , says Robin Wilson |
| 8 | Consequently , he endured the pain as he went through a few simple movements . |
| 9 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |
| 10 | A small squadron could make a series of relay runs , each programmed for a few specific targets . |
| 11 | Virginia lay for a few more seconds , biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh , lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her . |
| 12 | because there must be some give and take in the deal and the Purchaser would probably proceed on the same terms even if it knew of a few minor breaches — the Purchaser should not be able to bring a claim after completion for those kinds of problems ; |
| 13 | And er fo for that reason , er you know , Lady got through three fortunes , and I think she di died with a few hundred pounds in the building society , and if you get the timing right , that 's the way to do it . |
| 14 | She took in a few deep breaths , like a singer preparing for a song . |
| 15 | And then we went to a few Western shops to get our costumes for the Urban Cowboy premier . |
| 16 | The first machines looked at a few dozen positions a second ; the more recent , 1200–1500 a second . |
| 17 | Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages . |
| 18 | Busacher put in a few whirly violin runs on the piano and crescendoed unnecessarily loudly , paused too long , gasped , she joined him , and together they sailed into the finale and burst out laughing . |
| 19 | We obviously put in a few more details … |
| 20 | He then appeared in a few Austrian films before fleeing from the Nazis in the late 1930s . |
| 21 | She paused for a few thoughtful moments , then said quietly , ‘ I ca n't help wondering about the next owner . ’ |
| 22 | The Syracusan tyranny lasted for a few more years ; Hiero was even able to install his son Deinomenes as ruler of a new city of Etna , built to house the population of Katane and Naxos , ousted some time in the 470s ( cp . |
| 23 | As she passed through the lights she turned right into a small service road which ran alongside a few small shops . |
| 24 | Their room at school , within a few weeks of Katherine arrival , had by a few deft touches and additions acquired a new look . |
| 25 | Eva did her best to " spark everybody up " and probably trod on a few more toes in the process . |