Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I find myself pausing for a few dots myself before I turn over the page to find where all this is leading .
2 I sat around picking over the few facts I knew .
3 And now what they 're saying is , well we 'll buy out those appeals , if you had your appeal running for a few years we 'll give you five hundred pound ex gratia payment .
4 Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers .
5 and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business
6 Rather than focusing on a few substances which are painted in lurid colours , the specialists say , the goal should be a workplace free of compulsive chemical use of all kinds .
7 This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first .
8 It is not difficult to tell from casual chat at court who does what and after dealing with a few claims you soon get to know who is on the other side acting for the insurance companies .
9 He was 128th in driving accuracy , 180th in sand saves , 192nd , which is to say dead last , in sub-par holes ( percentage of eagles and birdies ) , 191st ( or second-to-last ) in scoring average , dead last in both putting on the few greens he hit in regulation and in total putts ( which means that when he missed a green , he seldom got it up and down ) , and dead last again in shooting birdies on par-3s , par-4s and par-5s .
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