Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 2 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 3 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 4 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
| 5 | Rory pushed herself out of her chair , suddenly fuelled by restless energy , and strode to the window , gazing unseeingly over the lawn for a few moments as anger seethed within her . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not married ! ’ she retorted , and for a few moments as her world righted itself and she realised that she must have momentarily got her wires crossed , because he had already told her he was not married , she realised too that , up until a moment ago , he must have thought her — Mrs Barnaby Stewart . |
| 7 | In a few instances as might be expected , opinions differ on certain aspects . |
| 8 | From boats to nuts and bolts , from the past to the present , the Museum provides hours of fun for all ages , and a few surprises as well . |
| 9 | And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats . |
| 10 | It shows a few rehearsals as well . |
| 11 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 12 | The stave is budded and sports a few leaves as in some versions of the tarot . |
| 13 | Erm so that 's a few options as regards the coding . |
| 14 | He drank barley wine which is quite strong stuff and he 'd smoke a few joints as well , but to the best of my knowledge , he would n't touch any hard drugs at all . |
| 15 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 16 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |
| 17 | It is the unique experience of rail travellers on the Gotthard to glimpse the same , unmistakable baroque-domed village church three times in a few minutes as the train passes it at different levels above and below . |
| 18 | There is clearly enough to conceal a few mysteries as well . |
| 19 | Alright , number five then , Healthmaster is not available to , and this caused a few upsets as well , erm , A employed persons , well quite obviously it 's available to them . |
| 20 | You get the impression Ruud and Marco could have taken their skills anywhere in the world , found success and made a few friends as well . |
| 21 | The year went reasonably well but there were of course a few difficulties as you would expect from a new organisation . |
| 22 | This created a few problems as intense rivalry was felt between the children from the two towns . |
| 23 | He dropped a few matches as he fumbled disconsolately with his smoking equipment . |
| 24 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |
| 25 | He climbed up the steps , pipe in mouth , grunted out a few words as he entered the attic and blew the lamp out , plunging them all into total darkness . |
| 26 | If one team is losing it might be useful to give a few tips as to how to speed up . |
| 27 | Despite these minor domestic headaches , it was decided to give him a special birthday treat of a guided tour of the Chubb Factory to decide exactly how all those interesting little gadgets actually work and no doubt to take away a few tips as well . |
| 28 | Balanced lightly on the balls of her feet , Polly turned the wheel a few degrees as Seawitch heeled over . |
| 29 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
| 30 | Slow retrieval speed has led to a partial withdrawal of relational database systems in a few organisations as well as the late appearance of commercial relational DBMS which came many years after their research counterparts . |