Example sentences of "we [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me read you two or three other verses from that same book of Hebrews that we read from a few moments ago . |
| 2 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 3 | We hope within a few weeks to move the pair of south bound stops on Clerk Street a little to the north . |
| 4 | As we turned another corner we came across a few villagers handling copra . |
| 5 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 6 | It 's not like the prayers that we heard about a few weeks ago , from Paul 's letters to Timothy and Philemon , where he was addressing an individual . |
| 7 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
| 8 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 9 | On the telephone , I was greeted with a very friendly and hearty ‘ Well … well … well ! ’ and we chatted for a few minutes as if there had been no break in our contact . |
| 10 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 11 | When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises . |
| 12 | We went on a few yards , then I held back to let her go ahead of me where the path was narrowest . |
| 13 | Well we said , did you not visit and Morpeth and Annick well we we went round a few castles in that area to keep out the rain . |
| 14 | When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet . |
| 15 | We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home , and Elizabeth wrote to me at our hotel . |
| 16 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |
| 17 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 18 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |