Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 2 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 3 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Tito , at the age of 87 , was forced to stay alive for a few extra weeks by the vigorous application of every last trick of the medical trade , including the use of a kidney machine , long after it was apparent that he had reached the end of a pretty long road . |
| 5 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 6 | The keel stayed solid for a few moments , then clouded and became clear as glass . |
| 7 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 8 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 9 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 10 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 11 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 12 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 14 | Try saying that after a few gins . |
| 15 | What I 'm worried about at the moment is that large numbers of people are buying computers , especially some of the cheaper ones , and my prediction is that after a few weeks , they get put into cupboards , and are n't used , because they are so unfriendly , so hard to use , whereas in principle computers could be very powerful and useful devices in the home . |
| 16 | Only four or so turns of the screw secure the blade , and quick changes were possible after a little practice . |
| 17 | Follow this for a half a mile , past a huge thatched barn on the right , then Marsh Lodge on the left . |
| 18 | With her spread hand she could pinch both of her temples and she 'd been sitting like this for a some time , holding out the light . |
| 19 | They had been fucking like this for a few months , slyly , without letting on to the outside world . |
| 20 | He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed . |
| 21 | It is a good idea to do this for a few more days before the horse travels . |
| 22 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 23 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 24 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 25 | After thinking about this for a few minutes , he said , ‘ No ; it must be imagination . ’ |
| 26 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 27 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 28 | It has been shown that measuring these antibodies to establish the diagnosis of coeliac disease is helpful but not completely reliable as a few cases would be missed . |
| 29 | I do n't see any problem with this as a former chairman of planning , and I do n't think any other one would . |
| 30 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |