Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 2 | When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper . |
| 3 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 4 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |
| 5 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 6 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 7 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 8 | Unfortunately old Mr and Mrs Linton caught the fever too , and died within a few days of each other . |
| 9 | During 1965 , Crawford met former dancer Gabrielle Lewis , who had trained as an actress at drama school and appeared in a few stage plays . |
| 10 | ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay . |
| 11 | The old woman went along a short passage , passed a scullery and continued on a few yards . |
| 12 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |
| 13 | The Clintons ' marital problems , they say , began then and lasted until a few years ago . |
| 14 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 15 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 16 | Whereas restorers in the past speculated on some of the missing elements and snapped in a few flowers here and there , we take the view that if it 's missing when we took the carving down then it will stay missing when we put it back up again . |
| 17 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |
| 18 | She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom . |
| 19 | On her way back she was in such a state of euphoria that , in order to collect her thoughts , she pulled into the service road opposite the antique shop and sat for a few minutes . |