Example sentences of "like [det] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression .
2 He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river .
3 They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching .
4 He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides .
5 He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience .
6 They had been fucking like this for a few months , slyly , without letting on to the outside world .
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