Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 2 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 3 | After a few hours ' rest I had something to eat . |
| 4 | but if you if you if that 's all you do then in eve even a week 's time but definitely in a few months ' time it 's just gone . |
| 5 | After a few days ' dialling he knew it by heart . |
| 6 | In this buyers ' guide we cover and comment on the best ( and some we would n't give tank-space to ) and leave the reader to judge . |
| 7 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 8 | After a few moments ' deciphering he rang Gerald Venables ' number . |
| 9 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |
| 10 | tragically yes , or all boys ' schools you know here are young men who have had thousands of pounds spent on their education , and when they arrive in an environment like Oxford they somehow seem to be less capable than other young men of behaving with decency towards the students they are being educated with . |
| 11 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |