Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] ' [noun] [pers pn] [vb past] " 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 | After a few days ' dialling he knew it by heart . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | After a few moments ' deciphering he rang Gerald Venables ' number . |
7 | 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 . |