Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Some of the nomes scouted around the sheds and came back with a few vegetables that had been missed , but it was a pitifully small amount . |
2 | She came back in a few minutes , looking very serious . |
3 | The attendant came back after a few minutes , its little red boots ruffling the hem of its robe . |
4 | I did n't want to leave the Maxteds behind because they had started out as my passengers , so I went back in a few minutes later to see if they were ready to leave . |
5 | I walked the glen many times , and looked back on the few trees , lying far in the hollow , that grow near the place where the massacre is said to have begun ; while on either side were deep rock-lined , tree and fern-fringed chasms , leading into seclusions and bleak mountain summits , one could spend long hours exploring . |