Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is closely examined at this point it appears to have died from shock , but then a few moments later it may revive miraculously and fly off . |
| 2 | I told myself I could live with the thought of having just a small part of your life and love , but when you put it into words a few moments ago I could see how awful it would have been . |
| 3 | A few moments ago I could swear that you did n't hate me . ’ |
| 4 | There are still , thank God , a few areas where one can work without either having to use computers or feeling guilty because one does not . |
| 5 | A few hours later it will arrive home . |
| 6 | There are also a few cases where we can roughly predict the location of a particular error . |
| 7 | On several of the meres I fish I can tell to within a few minutes when I will get bites . |
| 8 | Curiously , the female will help each male defend his territory from a neighbour , even though a few minutes later she may well move into the neighbour 's territory and switch sides . |
| 9 | A naive bee carried to the feeder from the hive and placed on the food source will circle repeatedly after taking on a load of sugar water as if ‘ studying ’ the source , and yet when she returns a few minutes later she will be unable to choose the correct feeder colour . |
| 10 | there 's a few times so I 'll give you that four . |
| 11 | For example , one director commented that when he saw a topic referred to a few times then it would ‘ click ’ in his mind , and he would then consider if it could have some significance to his company . |
| 12 | It 's become apparent that had the plane been a few feet higher it would have hill . |
| 13 | If she had made it just a few feet further she would have found safety in the homely atmosphere of the estate where she lives with her family . |
| 14 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 15 | A few times she shouted at them , saying that they were disturbing the peace of the neighbourhood , but this did not discourage them ; a few evenings later they would come back with new songs . |
| 16 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |
| 17 | A few days later they would both again be involved in an attack on a convoy , where one merchantman was seen to list and pour black smoke after suffering hits from Dennis ' bombs . |
| 18 | A few days later I would be leaving for England . |
| 19 | ‘ Because for a few days now it will be very dangerous in the forest . ’ |
| 20 | If your parent is allowed home from hospital ( or other National Health Service accommodation ) for a few days occasionally you should notify the Department of Health and Social Security , as she may be entitled to her pension , benefits or allowances at the full rate for that period . |
| 21 | Companies are keen to adopt the ‘ open ’ moniker simply for that purpose : how many suppliers these days describe themselves as open systems companies , when just a few years ago they would probably have sneered at the term . |
| 22 | ‘ A few years ago we 'd be down the piano bar listening to … ’ |
| 23 | A few years ago one could begin to glimpse a series of ‘ cushions ’ as IBM began to bring in more consultants , more temps , more part-timers , more student projects . |
| 24 | A few years ago you would not have caught me talking about underground publishing ; I have too many bad memories from the Seventies . |
| 25 | ‘ A few years ago you would niver have heard of such a thing . ’ |
| 26 | We took us caravan up that way a few years ago I ca n't remember s what it called s sa what they call the men up there ? |
| 27 | A third noted : ‘ A few years ago I would have said gay or weak , but it 's improving , ’ |
| 28 | A few years ago she might have found this impossible , the old London County Council preferring to keep its heads of schools at a distance without a telephone . |
| 29 | A few years later it would be Elizabeth 's brother Samuel who would step into the breach at a time of crisis , as we shall see , but in 1808 it was Thomas Hasted , as the newly-weds skirted round the northern edge of the Tower and established themselves just inside the parish of St Mary Whitechapel . |
| 30 | ‘ There are a few places where we might meet one such … . ’ |