Example sentences of "[vb past] a few [noun pl] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
2 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
3 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
7 | Police believe he died a few hours after he was abducted . |
8 | They had already recorded a performance for a television talent show , but died a few days before it was broadcast . |
9 | I was adopted when my own mother died a few days after I was born . |
10 | There was a pause , as if he was controlling his rage , before he answered , ‘ He died a few days after you left him . ’ |
11 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
12 | It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
13 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
14 | ‘ It took a few years before one saw that the contact with , and knowledge of , industry , the dialogue , needed to be restored . ’ |
15 | I had a few problems when I was about thirty and my doctor told me it was just my age and the menopause ! |
16 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
17 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
18 | 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 . |