Example sentences of "and [verb] [art] few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I try and rig a few wires up ! |
| 2 | Disconcertingly , April muttered something incomprehensible and moved a few steps away from them . |
| 3 | If possible , either the hall porter or receptionist will escort the guests to their room offering to carry any hand luggage and walking a few steps ahead to open any doors . |
| 4 | A jeep entered the orchard and stopped a few yards away . |
| 5 | At the Chalk Farm stop an attractive , freckled schoolgirl , about sixteen , in a smart navy uniform and white blouse , had got on and sat a few seats away . |
| 6 | Except ride round on a horse and pen a few articles when the mood took her . |
| 7 | Or have you ever needed a break from the pressures of work and paid a few pounds more to escape the holiday crowds ? |
| 8 | An office colleague to whom I had told my story , went to Lochinver by train and bus a few months later and stayed at the same cottage . |
| 9 | Urquhart stopped and turned a few yards ahead of her . |
| 10 | Modern plastics and silicones have made pipe connections so easy : no more messing about with tarred hemp and mortar , which inevitably cracked and leaked a few years later . |
| 11 | One night , he recalls , he sat alone in the Commons library when David Owen passed by and returned a few moments later with David Marquand . |
| 12 | She disappeared back into the kitchen and returned a few minutes later carrying a very dirty and dusty bottle of wine . |
| 13 | He disappeared into the shelves and returned a few minutes later , holding a book . |
| 14 | Dieter went off and returned a few minutes later with the information that Marie-Claire never came in on a Wednesday because her children 's school was closed on that day . |
| 15 | She hurried off and returned a few minutes later with a tiny white gown . |
| 16 | Getting lazily to his feet , he went out , and returned a few minutes later to announce , ‘ There 's a snack being laid out for you in the dining-room . |
| 17 | He went indoors and returned a few minutes later with the shoe box . |
| 18 | Suddenly restless , she rose to her feet and walked a few steps away from him , resting her elbows on the garden gate as she looked far away into the empty distance . |
| 19 | Here interest is revived by the sight of Sulber Pot and intensified a few yards further where , in a hollow , Nick Pot is seen ; alternative entrances combine below the surface at the top of a vertical shaft that falls sheer to a depth of 370 feet . |
| 20 | Many of the prisoners smiled and exchanged a few words either directly with the governor or with people in our party . |
| 21 | She had a quick look round the room and shoved a few things out of sight in the glory-hole cupboard . |
| 22 | He took a run at the tree trunk , and scrambled a few feet up before pitching on his head . |
| 23 | The right of the painter to move around an object and combine various views of it into a single image , first stated in writing by Metzinger in 1910 and elaborated a few months later by Allard , was quickly adopted by most critics as a central feature of the style , and became related to the conceptual or intellectual aspect . |
| 24 | They are encouraged to try and take a few steps back and be a little more objective with themselves . |
| 25 | Fortunately , he survived unscathed , apart from being showered with dust and ash , and inhaling a few lungfuls too many of sulphur dioxide fumes . |
| 26 | Patrick stirred , rolled his head and spewed a few words out through his sliced lips and mangled mouth . |
| 27 | When put to bed he appeared nearly lifeless and died a few hours after . ’ ) |
| 28 | When the girl 's parents denied the engagement , the boy was beaten unconscious and died a few hours later in hospital . |
| 29 | When the Bohemian king , Wenceslas IV , heard of the revolt , he was seized by an epileptic fit and died a few days later . |
| 30 | In June 1183 , the Young King fell victim to a sudden attack of dysentery and died a few days later . |