Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I photocopied this a few weeks ago . |
| 2 | They followed this a few days later by a two-pronged push , one prong spearing towards the Bostan-al-Amarah area and the other towards Ali al-Gharbi on the Baghdad-Basrah road , meeting some success in occupying heights overlooking the town . |
| 3 | The history of my birth is unclear because NHS records have now been lost , so doctors in later years could only guess at the cause of my disability which became evident a few week after I was born . |
| 4 | All this involvement has led people to question their abilities and outlook on their jobs and has made them see that they are capable of doing things ( with a little training and encouragement ) they never dreamed possible a few months ago . |
| 5 | Though I missed the engagement party of my young Sheikh , I attended another a few years later . |
| 6 | The latter belief was the first to shatter , as the No 3 company on my shortlist went bust a few weeks ago . |
| 7 | Fairbrother knew his man and kept silent a few seconds longer than was polite . |
| 8 | He did this a few times before he realised the result would always be the same . |
| 9 | She began to feel that if she did this a few more times she would get the hang of it . |
| 10 | Gurder gave this a few moments ' careful and terrified thought . |
| 11 | you said that a few months ago . |
| 12 | I do n't know I do n't know it it sounded nice a few points she did on it and er |
| 13 | Rome : TWO gunmen on a motor scooter yesterday shot dead a former Iranian ambassador and head of opposition in Italy to the Tehran government . |
| 14 | The door stood open a few inches . |