Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [art] few [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A petite , pleasant-faced doxy , however , caught my eye and for a few hours I became old Shallot again , whiling away the time , telling the most outrageous stories and making her laugh both in the taproom and on her feather-filled mattress in the chamber above . |
| 2 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 3 | George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology . |
| 4 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 6 | Actually , I did n't like the way Diggs questioned me about what had happened , and for a few moments I thought he might have guessed , but my replies seemed to satisfy him . |
| 7 | Nuala positively glowed , and for a few moments she looked like a child who had been given a present . |
| 8 | And for a few weeks I was happy . |
| 9 | And for a few years it had just about done so . |
| 10 | ‘ She came back again when the baby was born and for a few months she tried , I 'll give her that . |
| 11 | Bellybutton was McIllvanney 's foreman , and for a few seconds I dared hope that he had come to help us , but instead he told me that one of the bareboat thirty-three-footers was in trouble . |
| 12 | His hotel room had three beds , and for a few days he shared it with two German boys , students , who had enormous rucksacks and bulky guidebooks , and who were eager for Tim to go round with them . |
| 13 | Take particular note of every spot you see a bream roll , and after a few visits you will be able to form an accurate picture of where , how long , and what pattern the route forms . |
| 14 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 15 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
| 16 | I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past . |
| 17 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
| 18 | His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday . |
| 19 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 20 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 21 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 22 | He became ill , and after a few days he died in my arms . |
| 23 | But it was only somewhere about thirty degrees Celsius and after a few days I had become accustomed to the change in temperature . |
| 24 | As it turned out , I was a dreadful croupier and after a few weeks they put me on coats and hats . |
| 25 | Each visit guaranteed he would leave behind some of his property and after a few weeks we 'd accumulated his record player , eight boxes of books and his Rupert Bear hot-water bottle . |
| 26 | She had seen so many of the students set out from her door , awkward and anxious , and after a few weeks it was as if they had been studying there all their lives . |
| 27 | Basically when you see ‘ Capcom ’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . |
| 28 | Luke had tensed as she touched him , and after a few seconds he flung her hand off , the violence of the gesture silencing her abruptly . |
| 29 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 30 | They had a whirlwind romance , and after a few months she 'd started hinting for a ring . |