Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | She had enough tins in the larder to see them through a few days at least . |
2 | And bear in mind also that the more you take them off the more you bend them whatever and yeah ? |
3 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
4 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
5 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
6 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
7 | Yes , I was possessed , but happy to be so , if it allowed me to be with him , to feel him near me for a few hours every day . |
8 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
9 | At Lima bus station an unemployed mining engineer , who would later sting me for a few thousand intis , told me , ‘ This country , something really wrong with it . |
10 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
11 | It could also mean ‘ Will you talk to me for a few minutes , I feel sad . ’ |
12 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
13 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
14 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
15 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
16 | I 'll take the little one home with me for a few days to give you a break . |
17 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
18 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
19 | Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ? |
20 | ‘ That is , if you do n't mind being in the same room as me for a few minutes ? ’ |
21 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |
22 | It 's so incongruous it stuns me for a few seconds . |
23 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
24 | ‘ And do n't worry if you do n't hear from me for a few days . |
25 | Do n't you think you can manage to stop needling me for a few hours ? ’ |
26 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
27 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
28 | We 've got out back , it 's all sheltered , next door 's got more for years to put them down the front , my wife wo n't let me for the same reason she says if you blind yourself then any bugger can come in . |
29 | At that stage in my life I could n't take any kind of failure , and so this latter model of womanhood was as unacceptable to me as the former . |
30 | Their bosses view them as no more than glorified typists and they are denied career opportunities . |