Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coroner gently pushed the keeper out before him , took , out his purse and clinked a few coins into his hand . |
| 2 | A few quotations from his correspondence to friends during the years before its appearance will serve to introduce the main interests and traits in question : " Three things are my relaxations , but infrequent ones : my Schopenhauer , Schumann 's music , and solitary walks " ( from 1866 ) ; " It is only too natural that … concentrating on a particular field of knowledge all day long should somewhat blunt one 's untrammelled receptivity and attack the philosophic sense at its root . |
| 3 | Nesad Causevic , a policeman , was changing shift last November when a grenade blew up a few metres from his car . |
| 4 | ‘ The reason , Ranulf , ’ Corbett announced softly , his face only a few inches from his servant 's , ‘ is that I am trying to find out if , from some eighteen months ago , the ale-masters and tavern-keepers along this highway remember two foreigners , a young woman and her male companion . |
| 5 | He raised his hand to his mouth in a gesture of dismay and held it suspended there a few inches from his face . |
| 6 | The Collector found he could hardly breathe in the middle of this appalling sandwich ; a few inches from his nose the face of a dead sepoy grinned at him with sparkling teeth ; the Collector had the odd sensation that the man 's eyes were watching his efforts with amusement . |
| 7 | The coroner passed a few remarks in his summing-up on the heavy responsibility shouldered by those placed in loco parentis , but accepted that the girl 's affections had been aroused unintentionally . |
| 8 | A mugger might go to prison for lifting a few pounds from his victim — and so he should . |
| 9 | It had flown but a few hours in his ownership , and it might be available for a feature in Pilot . |
| 10 | ‘ Get hold of some ordinary chap and drop a few hints in his ear . ’ |
| 11 | The Glens need to beat Larne at Inver Park to be sure of reaching the quarter-finals and manager Robert Strain is looking to make a few alterations in his line-up . |
| 12 | A few strokes of his pen brought out all the Irishness of an Irishman ; proud lean faces were a speciality . |
| 13 | I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide . |
| 14 | He had steel-rimmed spectacles , a few spots on his chin . |
| 15 | The Ministers and the Court dignitaries were on the platform to make their farewells , which the Emperor had insisted be short and restrained , so that within a few minutes of his arrival he and his son were on board and the train left to cries of ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ |
| 16 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 17 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 18 | Nick and I went to see Canon Oates and we knew after only a few minutes in his company that he wanted to help very much . |
| 19 | When he tried to construct a few sentences in his mind — excusing himself — excusing Rose — they did n't sound lucid . |
| 20 | My the boss said a few things under his breath , came down the steps and we went back into the van . |
| 21 | And then we took a remote truck down to Carl 's house and did a few things in his den . |
| 22 | Carefully he sorted out a few chips on his plate . |
| 23 | Lying in a widening pool of blood , he stared vacant eyed with shock at his severed right arm lying a few feet from his face , still clothed in its black sleeve . |
| 24 | The Colonel went towards the road to press forward the attack down the main street , a grenade that fell between his feet putting a few splinters in his hand , after he had dived for cover , and seriously wounding his runner . |
| 25 | However , when one of the assembled men had suggested that they could have used more men , Springfield had assured them their numbers would be quite sufficient for the job in hand , adding enigmatically that he had a few aces up his sleeve which would reduce the odds against them . |
| 26 | In addition to the remark about ‘ having a few aces up his sleeve ’ , something else the big sheriff had said was puzzling Grant . |
| 27 | On Friday night Alan had met his project deadline , and spent the evening in the pub , celebrating with a few others from his course . |
| 28 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 29 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 30 | He had such energy and drive , and liked to play hard as well as work hard , and had a few scrapes with his motorbike . |