Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a few [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 2 | Perhaps it will be both rather more demanding and more flexible than some , asking for a few hours a year but with more emphasis on personal planning . |
| 3 | The incident came at an awkward time , preceding by a few days a visit by the Chief Rabbi . |
| 4 | It was true that the happy-go-lucky dockers , working for a few pennies every time a ship came in , were being watched carefully by Captain Robins on the bridge , but it all seemed rather haphazard , as though I would be lucky if I ever found all my trunks . |
| 5 | A little lower , a white dart seared across the top of the sky , outrunning the night , overtaking the sun , crossing in a few hours an ocean that was once the edge of the world … . |