Example sentences of "[vb past] a few [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " 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 seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
| 12 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
| 13 | I had a few problems when I was about thirty and my doctor told me it was just my age and the menopause ! |
| 14 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 15 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |