Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’ |
| 2 | A few moments later and he came in , coat removed , a towel draped casually around his neck , rubbing vigorously at his hair with strong , tanned fingers . |
| 3 | ‘ A few moments more and you would have been , ’ he assured her drily . |
| 4 | The curtains were only a few inches apart and he pushed them aside so that the room was suddenly filled with light . |
| 5 | A few reassurances later and she was on her way to do battle at the bridge table . |
| 6 | ‘ Jerry — he went into the men 's a few minutes ago and he has n't come out . ’ |
| 7 | But really I do n't think so , although I did speak to the Reading manager Ian Porterfield a few minutes ago and he does seem relaxed and so do his players , so you know I am a little worried now , now we 're getting nearer kick-off I 'm beginning to get a little more worried . |
| 8 | A few minutes later and I was getting into the rescue ambulance for a short ride to the Belford Hospital in Fort William . |
| 9 | The first cavalry charge came a few minutes later and it clearly worried the pickets . |
| 10 | Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again . |
| 11 | Just a few minutes more and she 'd be safe . |
| 12 | The cart was only a few feet away but he shrugged his shoulders and headed towards it . |
| 13 | The gates were only a few yards ahead and I staggered up to them and halted among my groaning comrades . |
| 14 | Watch from a few yards away and you will see an elegant rodent , about the size and shape of a hare but with long stilt-like legs , step daintily towards the hole , nose lifted warily . |
| 15 | The oilmen arrived in the Herefordshire hills a few days ago and they 've already started drilling . |
| 16 | Tony Visconti : ‘ I heard the finished version of ‘ Space Oddity that David had recorded with Gus Dudgeon a few days later and it was great . |
| 17 | Eleanor rang him a few days later and he was remarkably cool . |
| 18 | says the Marquis ' ‘ They were not convinced , but the Japanese took up the idea a few years ago and they are now industry leaders . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He told me he could n't face the prospect of another divorce , which I understood because my parents split up a few years ago and it was very distressing , ’ she said . |
| 20 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 21 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 22 | In its wisdom , the Community felt able to do that for the Iberian peninsula a few years ago and it would be right and proper for it to do something analogous for the central European countries . |
| 23 | But where she used to live the houses have been pulled down ooh a few years ago and it 's all shops now . |
| 24 | One classic er case that only occurred a few years ago and it was way before bonfire night , but erm , people working from home to try and make a little bit of pin money , a young lady had taken on the task of putting sparklers into five into a little bag for a particular manufacturer . |
| 25 | She married a chap called Parkes a few years back but he went off and left her . |
| 26 | I mean it is a few years back but I can remember not long ago it was eighteen P |
| 27 | Geoff , an old fashioned sort of polliss , retired on health grounds a few years back and we still have n't bought him a pint . |
| 28 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 29 | It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant . |
| 30 | First , Matthew 's secretary , the girl who works in the office next door , turned up for work as usual this morning ; she lives a few miles out and she knew nothing of what had happened . ’ |