Example sentences of "few [noun pl] of his [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ! ’ |
| 2 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 3 | Within a few months of his resignation he was politically dead ; and the repose lost its savour as soon as it was uninterrupted by forced returns to the grindstone . |
| 4 | He repudiated the oath by which he had restored to the Holy See the ecclesiastical rights and privileges enjoyed by the emperors and the kings of Sicily and within a few months of his coronation he began to progress down into Italy . |
| 5 | Within a few days of his election he already knew that the way to realize this ‘ new Pentecost ’ was an Ecumenical Council . |
| 6 | Within a few days of his visit you receive details of two sous-chefs , both well versed in haute cuisine , both having trained with chefs of international repute , and both now ready to manage their own kitchen . |