Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is total rubbish , as if the body is to be buried or cremated within a few days after death , no such risk exists . |
| 2 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 3 | But his plea for a four-month stay on the sewage ban while this search was completed was dismissed by David Mazzone , the federal judge overseeing the clean-up project , and rejected by a federal appeals court . |
| 4 | On the fourth and last day we land in paradise : 45 Sandford Road , Dublin , the home of Helen Dillon , a gardener whose plants are encouraged and castigated like a wayward infants ' class . |
| 5 | When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper . |
| 6 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 7 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |
| 8 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 9 | Dot slid down from the high bed and sat on the carpet and looked at a wooden dolls ' house , a painted rocking horse , but she did n't touch . |
| 10 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 11 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 12 | One of the men in the room got to his feet and crossed to a well-stocked drinks cabinet , refilling his glass , offering the same service to his colleagues . |
| 13 | In the intricate weave of the universe , his was the golden strand , and his sisters ' was dross , part of the vast lumpen-knot of the ordinary , the confined mortal mass that bred and died on a million worlds like some foetid yeast in order to ferment a spirit such as his , a spirit which a God-Emperor could sip . |
| 14 | Unfortunately old Mr and Mrs Linton caught the fever too , and died within a few days of each other . |
| 15 | THE Bundesbank indicated yesterday that there were no immediate plans to reduce interest rates and pleaded for a rigorous savings campaign by Germans to combat rising debts . |
| 16 | ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay . |
| 17 | The old woman went along a short passage , passed a scullery and continued on a few yards . |
| 18 | We tarried awhile to watch Messrs Anderson and Rowe perform doughty deeds with caber and shot on a pleasant summers day . |
| 19 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |
| 20 | The Clintons ' marital problems , they say , began then and lasted until a few years ago . |
| 21 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 22 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 23 | Whereas restorers in the past speculated on some of the missing elements and snapped in a few flowers here and there , we take the view that if it 's missing when we took the carving down then it will stay missing when we put it back up again . |
| 24 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |
| 25 | She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom . |
| 26 | On her way back she was in such a state of euphoria that , in order to collect her thoughts , she pulled into the service road opposite the antique shop and sat for a few minutes . |
| 27 | One example might be where a newborn child developed an infection requiring special care , but recovered in a few days . |
| 28 | The 16-year-old had appeared in court on March 2 accused of murder , but escaped from a social services hostel last week . |
| 29 | He retained the Treasurership , but died within a few weeks of his retirement thereby bringing to a sudden end a lifetime 's service to deaf people . |