Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merleau-Ponty , who met Nizan a few weeks later at Laurent Casanova 's villa in Porto , recalls that Nizan seemed resigned to the inevitability of war , but still confident in the belief that a tripartite alliance between France , Great Britain and the USSR was a necessary and inevitable prerequisite to the defeat of fascism . |
| 2 | He was treasurer of the RAS from 1831 to 1840 and became president a few years before his death in 1866 . |
| 3 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 4 | I was very privileged to meet her when I visited Georgia a few years ago : a remarkable and very courageous woman . |
| 5 | A Canadian friend who visited Junieh a few years ago said that it was an excellent and interesting place for a cruising yacht to go : cheap , with pleasant , welcoming people and without danger , provided you stay away from the trouble spots . |
| 6 | To our relief we found the seas calm enough off the normal east landing at Geodha Stoth and dropped anchor a few yards off shore . |
| 7 | He suffered cancer a few years ago … and is putting the show on to raise money for cancer charities . |
| 8 | He showed Wednesday a few of his favourites , including the old workshop , the small room with the cutlery stuck into the walls and the one he had discovered the week before with a huge oak tree growing through the floor . |
| 9 | In 1956 , Vo Quy founded , with a group of other academics , the University of Hanoi and established the department of zoology , of which he became head a few years later . |
| 10 | She followed Edgar a few paces across the room . |
| 11 | Harry Enfield discovered opera a few years ago when a friend gave him a disc of highlights from ‘ La Traviata ’ . |
| 12 | Merseyside police have revealed that they probably killed James a few hours after they took him from the Strand shopping centre in Bootle . |
| 13 | While most dealers were relieved if they covered costs a few , such as Leslie Waddington from London , did a comfortable amount of business . |
| 14 | The owner of this garden was digging a new rosebed , when he hit stone a few inches below the surface . |
| 15 | Some of Eric Le Red 's former managers in France sent Ferguson a few tips , via TODAY , on handling his fickle Frenchman . |
| 16 | It took Marie a few seconds to realize who Gary was : nobody , not even the teachers at school , called Gazzer by his real name . |
| 17 | Susan and I sauntered down the aisle and took seats a few rows back . |
| 18 | I only saw Stephen a few times before I went back to prison . |
| 19 | ‘ You know , do n't you ? ’ sobbed Sarella a few seconds later . |
| 20 | In mid-afternoon , he hove to , dropped anchor and took Mary the few hundred yards to the sports field , basking a little in their ceremonious passage — the work and self-forgetfulness of the day brought out every best quality in her and yet , paradoxically , although at the pitch of her beauty , she herself was more unaware of it than at any other time . |
| 21 | Lionel Luyt told me that it was only when he reached Europe a few years later that he realized how far ahead of his South African contemporaries John had been , doing things which he must have invented for himself because he had not had the chance to see them put into practice by others . |
| 22 | It took D'Arcy a few seconds to connect the familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings . |
| 23 | After receiving the evidence , the insurance company offered Susan a few hundred pounds compensation . |
| 24 | More to the point , the affair earned Owen a few days ' breathing space . |
| 25 | Asked by Shultz one day to ‘ monitor Ollie ’ ( Shultz himself , it should be remembered , not wanting to be too exhaustively informed ) , Abrams asked North a few cursory questions . |
| 26 | He rejoined Schering a few months ago , after a break of more than 29 years . |
| 27 | Nahh … what I 'd really like to do is come back as the guy who shot Reagan a few years back , only I would n't miss ! |
| 28 | The hydrogen fuel leak is similar to one which grounded Columbia a few months ago . |
| 29 | ‘ Hawaii ! ’ she announced when she rejoined Florian a few minutes later . |
| 30 | ‘ Now , ’ said Picon a few years ago , ‘ when you read an obituary of someone with a Jewish name you know you have lost another member of the audience . ’ |