Example sentences of "few [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been Lewis himself who a few minutes earlier had taken the call from the Met . |
| 2 | This is the same room where Jesus a few hours earlier had celebrated the last supper . |
| 3 | This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff . |
| 4 | The people were so strong in the faith for which their forebears had fought and suffered ; their steadfastness and courage , handed down through the ages , lived on in the men and women who only a few years ago had defied the invader of their homeland . |
| 5 | That 's why all cars a few years ago started looking the same , now they all look sort of like this . |
| 6 | Most of all , after a few days there began to appear a growing chorus of complaint from hosts about the condition of some of the evacuees . |
| 7 | A bemused Southall found himself cautioned for time-wasting and a few seconds later had to pick the ball out of the net . |
| 8 | He hurried through the open doorway into the house and a few seconds later reappeared carrying a rifle which he passed from one hand to the other as |