Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
| 2 | It was in April of that year that F.W. Hardy , captain of Stockton Cycle Club , got together with a few others to complain that the Barnard Castle Meet was being dominated too much by clubs from Tyneside and suggested it was time for cycling clubs from the south of the region to break away . |
| 3 | Before the members of the cast separated to check out of their lodgings on that last night of the provincial tour before moving in for a run at a West End theatre they got together for a few drinks on stage . |
| 4 | To prevent the ‘ feet ’ of wheelbarrows wearing away prematurely , reinforce them with a coathanger wire coiled tightly round a few times . |
| 5 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 6 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
| 7 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 8 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 9 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 10 | Thankfully , I handed over my pens to Rosemary so that she could finish plotting the latest chart , and escaped outside for a few breaths of fresh air . |
| 11 | I crossed the road and walked casually along a few streets , and for a while I thought he 'd probably be following at a distance . |
| 12 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 13 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 14 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 15 | I remember once a large white-tailed mongoose scuttled past within a few feet of us . |
| 16 | ‘ Witty , satirical , sketch-like poems on society which also hit hard at a few home truths … |
| 17 | Bryn 's mouth worked silently for a few seconds . |
| 18 | And when I come here and I lived here for a few year and then really saw what it was like , I thought , God , never again . |
| 19 | ‘ Even if he only lived here for a few years when he was small , I wanted him to know something of his roots , to be aware of his background . ’ |
| 20 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 21 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 22 | He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure . |
| 23 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 24 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
| 25 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 26 | I struggled manfully for a few minutes , neatly nicking Ann 's fishing hat off , which we had to row after to recover ; catching Alan 's flies , on a back cast , and finally managing to get floss and line mixed up in an unbelievably intricate tangle . |
| 27 | Apparently all went well for a few days , then Svend 's conscience got the better of him . |
| 28 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |
| 29 | During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children . |
| 30 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |