Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 2 | You 've been mooning about for a few weeks , ’ she chuckled , ruefully . |
| 3 | It 's a proud day for all of our workers and we 're looking forward to a few interesting and busy weeks with the engine . |
| 4 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 5 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
| 7 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 8 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 9 | I was doing things I knew that I would be doing properly in a few years . |
| 10 | And this information will be linguistically analyzed , and then used to help compile the new dictionary which will be coming out in a few years . |
| 11 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 12 | Nobody else was importing much beyond a few bottles of sweet red sparkling stuff from Crimea , so he had the field to himself . |