Example sentences of "after a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may start a meal looking quite hungry but after a few mouthfuls say they are full . |
| 2 | After a few mouthfuls Edward put his knife and fork down and said , ‘ Oh — the lawyer rang . |
| 3 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 4 | But after a few shows together you got to the point where you could read each other 's thoughts . |
| 5 | After a few rubs , you then take the hand away , look at it and say ‘ Has it gone yet ? ’ |
| 6 | The schoolteacher realized that his guests were tongue-tied in this strange place and , after a few openings had brought no more than murmurs of self-conscious or self-absorbed politeness , he did what he had found best to do on such occasions . |
| 7 | After a few moments Endill slowly put up his hand . |
| 8 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
| 9 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
| 10 | After a few moments search Thiercelin succeeded in tracing the relevant issue and spread the broadsheet on the table , translating hesitantly into French for the benefit of his colleague . |
| 11 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
| 12 | They waited to be told as much , but after a few moments realized with surprise that their hosts were evidently less enthusiastic . |
| 13 | After a few moments Troy got up and walked slowly from the tent . |
| 14 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 15 | After a few moments more of this platitudinous chat we bowed and went our ways . |
| 16 | After a few moments ' deciphering he rang Gerald Venables ' number . |
| 17 | After a few moments Milton remarked . |
| 18 | After a few moments ' silence Kopyion shrugged his shoulders and walked off , down the stairs . |
| 19 | Sara began to explain , but after a few moments Jenny said impatiently , " Why do n't we walk down to Moorlake and then you can show me properly ? " |
| 20 | After a few moments hesitation so did I. |
| 21 | At first she tried to be as quiet as possible as she began preparations for lunch , but after a few minutes gave up and worked normally , deciding to impress the moody Dr Vaughan by making dumplings to top the soup . |
| 22 | After a few questions and answers swap roles , and then discuss how convincing the Christian 's answers were to the non-Christian . |
| 23 | Then , after a few glasses of wine and dessert , who knows , he might be able to have his way with her . |
| 24 | Once in place there is very little movement and although two lenses are heavier than once , after a few runs you hardly notice the difference . |
| 25 | After a few hits most brag that they can compete ( Britain 's Goldcrest is a famous example ) and then find that one big failure ( ‘ Revolution ’ ) destroys them . |
| 26 | Our engineer friends had collected crusty rolls from the dining room and , after a few drinks themselves , had set out to experiment with the sea-gulls ' capacity for whiskey . |
| 27 | She could n't know who Dennis might have told , man to man , after a few drinks . |
| 28 | After a few drinks Shildon had mentioned the work he was doing for Eliot . |
| 29 | After a few drinks and dancing , all were quite content until they heard that some people get proposed to on Christmas Eve . |
| 30 | ‘ Would it be too suspicious-sounding to ask where we 're going ? ’ she enquired huskily , after a few miles had been gobbled up by the powerful car . |