Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few hours earlier an unexpected Meeting Notice had been issued , the agenda being simply ‘ To consider the conduct of Major H. R. Maxim ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ A few minutes ago an old man came to my office . |
| 3 | A few days ago an unco-operative van would have sent him back indoors in a state of deep despair . |
| 4 | A few days ago an elderly gentleman came into a Dublin suburban office with a bouquet of flowers and presented it to a female staff member . |
| 5 | A few years ago an old Aboriginal woman named Lardie Moonlight died in Boulia , a small town in western Queensland . |
| 6 | And a few seconds ago an urgent message had come through from GCHQ at Cheltenham . |