Example sentences of "after a few [noun pl] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few hours a rustling noise nearly shocked me off my boulder . |
| 2 | Her mouth opened and after a few moments a strange ululation sounded , a despairing cry , a death cry . |
| 3 | After a few minutes a young woman came out of the street door below them and walked away . |
| 4 | After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner . |
| 5 | ‘ After a few minutes an embarrassed train driver told us the man who should have unlocked the gate had not turned up . ’ |
| 6 | After a few minutes the Carabinieri vehicle revved up and screeched off down the road . |
| 7 | He dialled and after a few rings a female voice answered . |
| 8 | so it meant that for some time before contingency fund development was introduced you must of had some concerns er about the accuracy of the figures you were putting forward for the publication , can , can I explain that a little more ? if after a few years a major repair needs to be carried out there was no contingency fund , it might mean sticking another two or three hundred pounds a year on the service charges , might it not , to cover a major repair |
| 9 | After a few seconds the red lights on my suit turned to green . |
| 10 | After a few months the initial enthusiasm for d-i-y started to wane , and the pace slowed right down as most of the rooms were completed . |