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

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1 Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes .
2 His words of a few days ago came unbidden into her mind .
3 Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject .
4 For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments .
5 Dorcas vaguely recalled an elderly nome who had once decided that he was a teapot , but he 'd changed his mind after a few days .
6 The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece .
7 It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years .
8 He patted his pockets for a few moments .
9 This is Rupert , a 5 month old Barn Owl who was deserted by his parents at a few days old , but found in time to be saved and hand reared .
10 I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts .
11 Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district .
12 Liz had continued to live at home with her parents , but she was now thinking about going to stay with her brother and his wife for a few weeks .
13 He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep .
14 It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds .
15 He sat , shaking , before his a.i. for a few minutes , realising that , whatever he 'd thought before , the following procedures might prove even more risky than the persona transfer itself .
16 Vincent liked to have him sitting drowsily on the floor of his studio on a few sacks while he worked .
17 Everything he owned just to have it in his hands for a few hours .
18 Dr McNab had Come to the door of his ward for a few moments to watch the heating of the bath-water ; then with a sigh and a shake of his head he had retired inside again .
19 Hawkins considered his glass for a few moments , then looked up at Talbot .
20 After fiddling with the stem of his glass for a few seconds , he looked straight at her and said :
21 If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted .
22 He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence .
23 After listening to it on his headphones for a few minutes , Syrian George stopped the tape , looked Mikalis up and down and turned to Coleman .
24 David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days .
25 Mr Heath was a directive leader of the Cabinet but confined , his interest to a few areas ( EEC , incomes policy , and Northern Ireland ) .
26 Of course there were those who remained staunch , Guy reminded himself , as he reached into his tunic for a few coins .
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