Example sentences of "i [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 2 | It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’ |
| 3 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 4 | I escaped with a few scars and I have no doubt that my greatest support was the knowledge that I was n't economically dependent on my family . |
| 5 | I meditated for a few seconds , concentrating on my breathing , immediately aware of how shallow it was . |
| 6 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 7 | so I managed for a few weeks and then I went to lodge with my sister at Trimley |
| 8 | I thought after a few times she 'll stop and she 'll accept it . |
| 9 | ‘ I went to a few shops , including Iceland , and to the George pub on Bondgate . |
| 10 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
| 11 | With a sigh I went on a few steps further to George 's office and found him as I 'd expected , fully dressed , lightly napping , with worked-on forms pushed to one side beside an empty coffee cup . |
| 12 | And I learned after a few weeks that how he got this was There was no weather forecast as we know them now you know on the television . |
| 13 | I rowed on a few yards and anchored for the sixth time . |
| 14 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 15 | So I stayed on a few weeks and erm then I went back to London |