Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 2 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
| 3 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 4 | Some stopped dividing after a few hours and remained generalised in form and in dense clusters . |
| 5 | The first photoelectrochemical cells also had low efficiencies and stopped working after a few hours — this time due to light-induced erosion of the semiconducting electrode . |
| 6 | Instead he pushed his way into the small lounge and rapidly began sorting through the few books and papers she had left lying on the table . |
| 7 | Last night Dr Clarke 's election agent Kevin Scott said : ‘ One of our supporters lives in Vine Street and Donald and I went knocking on a few doors . |
| 8 | The Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers is still in existence , kept going by a few enthusiasts , and the papingo shoot is held annually in June . |
| 9 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 10 | Wooderson continued running for a few years , winning the European 5,000 metres and stretching his span of achievement from world record breaker at half-mile to national cross-country champion over nine miles in 1949 . |
| 11 | She stood listening for a few minutes , trying not to smile . |
| 12 | We sat chatting for a few minutes after finishing our meal . |