Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
| 2 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 3 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 4 | In any case , how could she look into his eyes and convince him she would n't touch him with a ten-foot pole when every time he came within a few feet of her she quivered inside , remembering the fierce and all too brief pressure of his mouth on hers ? |
| 5 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 6 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 7 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 8 | He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ? |
| 9 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 10 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
| 12 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
| 13 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 14 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 15 | Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar . |
| 16 | He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German . |
| 17 | He persuaded her to bring her husband home , where he died within a few weeks . |
| 18 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 19 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |
| 20 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 21 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 22 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 23 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 24 | ‘ My wife 's been ill , ’ he said after a few minutes . |
| 25 | ‘ I can see that you 're a trifle overcome , ’ he said after a few moments . |
| 26 | ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat . |
| 27 | China was even worse : ‘ I was sorely grieved that heathendom had so strong a hold over [ this rich country ] , ’ he wrote after a few weeks in Qanjanfu . |
| 28 | He paused for a few moments . |
| 29 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 30 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |