Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] he " in BNC.

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1 George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology .
2 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 .
3 I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’
4 He became ill , and after a few days he died in my arms .
5 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 .
6 ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it .
7 I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line .
8 Merceron 's political career began in 1787 , and within a few years he had became a vestryman , a tax commissioner , and a justice of the peace .
9 Coleridge and Sara began their married life more conventionally , and within a few days he was writing in enraptured terms to Tom Poole from their ‘ comfortable Cot ’ in Clevedon : ‘ the prospect around us is perhaps more various than any in the kingdom — Mine Eye gluttonizes. — The Sea — the distant Islands ! the opposite Coasts ! — I shall assuredly write Rhymes — let the nine Muses prevent it , if they can . ’
10 He told us that , at the time was unemployed , and within a few days he even gave the date and place where she signed on for unemployment benefit .
11 It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way .
12 The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper .
13 Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins .
14 But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan .
15 Three years later Robert married Mary , the daughter of Stephen Longmoore , a farmer , but within a few months he left for America in order to improve his position .
16 Dr. Scambler had given up much hope for his life , but within a few days he was surprisingly recovered .
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