Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Here , in a role that might have better suited Peter Sellers , or , more authentically , Alberto Sordi , he goes through a few variations on Ben Braddock and Jason Fister , the agent in his first Italian misadventure . |
2 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
3 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
4 | After India , Poland , Munich , quick trip to Milan to see Berio and Eco , Paris , Queneau unwell , Butor planning book on Diabelli Variations , that man is an interpretative machine , Paz said , whatever you feed him he devours in a few months and a year later out comes a book . |
5 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
6 | 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 ? |
7 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
8 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
9 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
10 | 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 ? |
11 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
12 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
13 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
14 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
15 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
16 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
17 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
18 | Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | He persuaded her to bring her husband home , where he died within a few weeks . |
21 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
22 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |
23 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
24 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
27 | ‘ My wife 's been ill , ’ he said after a few minutes . |
28 | ‘ I can see that you 're a trifle overcome , ’ he said after a few moments . |
29 | ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat . |
30 | 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 . |