Example sentences of "[vb past] a few [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did so , heaving and pushing until the bed moved a few inches and I saw the slight scorch mark on the stone floor beneath . |
| 2 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 3 | Knight bannerets of the king 's household stopped them but Cranston muttered a few words and they let him by . |
| 4 | Every time he walked that 's him come back again and every time he stopped it stopped and this happened a few times and he was very scared and he thought he had better go and see what the noise was and anything well it was just a pet sheep tangled up in its tether . |
| 5 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 6 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 7 | I went back to the Maggot 's foul house , where he kept his killer dog and astonishing collection of guns , and we sat on his makeshift verandah that overlooked a noxious and polluted creek and shared a few whiskies as he told me an incredibly tedious tale of how he had once sacked the quarterback of the San Francisco Sugar Plums . |
| 8 | Er er , I 've , er I just I 'm just saying that , er , that , that last year er , when I made a few remarks that they were misquoted by Reuters and we did leave the meeting and the share price dropped by er , several P and we had to send out a correcting statement so this year we 've taken the precaution of issuing a press release er , at the same time as er , er , I 'm making these remarks so I hope at least they wo n't be misinterpreted . |
| 9 | ‘ I made a few enquiries an' it 's up fer rent , ’ he called back . |
| 10 | Well , you know , I think it was a kind of sports bag or something and I thought oh I 'll go along with that and the other , I mean I had heard of them before and I made a few enquiries and they said , you know , you you were quite quality company so I thought |
| 11 | Now already , she 's had a wash and a workout or two , and read a few books and she thinks she 's the answer to an Amazon 's prayer . |
| 12 | The doorbell rang a few minutes after she had opened the lid of her case and returned downstairs to make herself a cup of tea . |
| 13 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
| 14 | Police believe he died a few hours after he was abducted . |
| 15 | They had already recorded a performance for a television talent show , but died a few days before it was broadcast . |
| 16 | I was adopted when my own mother died a few days after I was born . |
| 17 | There was a pause , as if he was controlling his rage , before he answered , ‘ He died a few days after you left him . ’ |
| 18 | It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
| 19 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
| 20 | You were right about him being mentioned in the Eye ; appeared a few times and I got the cuts up … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 22 | We did some of the old songs and Carl wrote a few things that we did new . |
| 23 | So that we had a few tiles that we knew what their pattern and date was . |
| 24 | I had a few problems when I was about thirty and my doctor told me it was just my age and the menopause ! |
| 25 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 26 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ At first , I had a few reservations but we got it mixed in a day . |
| 28 | The boarding-school had a few pets and we were allowed to look after them in our free time . |
| 29 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |