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Example sentences of "[prep] a few more [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1	After a few more minutes of ribald banter on our part we were startled by a flash to starboard and an explosion as a six-pound shell whizzed across our bows .
2	Monica made her comment to Tweed when Buchanan and Warden had left after a few more minutes ' conversation .
3	She broke her vow of silence a bit desperately , though , after a few more minutes .
4	The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength .
5	Three of them heaved the bulk over on to the high rocks and after a few more buckets of water , they stood back to inspect it further .
6	By the end of the afternoon , after a few more pints , he gets involved in a Q&A challenge — he says he 'll answer any question , so long as I keep them coming .
7	I negotiated my way to Piccadilly — those illuminations are a splendid sight — and after a few more adventures finally arrived at the Savoy .
8	A secondary stage follows after a few more months and manifests itself by a rash on the face and body .
9	After a few more months on other farms , he would be ready to start farming himself .
10	I think that erm he 's almost there , we shall be able to award him his proficiency badge for his locksmithing after a few more tests .
11	After a few more days in Salamanca , during which you and I could do no work in common , your friends left in a great uproar of drunken invective , shouting political slogans — which fortunately were in German — against the Franco regime .
12	We 're in desperate need of a few more tenors for the choir . ’
13	And the tutor 's impressions of one student are unlikely to remain vivid after he/she has looked at the work of a few more students .
14	I still had my navy blue greatcoat , and went to the billeting officer for a few more blankets .
15	Michael , still in the saddle , stood in his stirrups and yelled with exultation , kicking on the slowing pony for a few more strides .
16	I would like more money for a few more things though
17	He pushed the idea for a few more pages , but Reynolds did n't read them all .
18	So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet .
19	( with extension ) for a few more notes
20	I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill .
21	He studied the English copy for a few more moments before dropping it into the shredder .
22	‘ Comm 's working , ’ she said , and listened to it for a few more moments .
23	We freeze and drown worms for a few more minutes .
24	‘ We are both talking nonsense , let us continue to do so for a few more minutes .
25	The only option is to rinse the board in water , dry it carefully and try to line it up again on the artwork , re-exposing it for a few more minutes .
26	‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’
27	There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes .
28	And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " .
29	‘ Still in Mariánské Láznë , ’ Fabia replied , and chatted to her mother for a few more minutes , until her mother promptly gave her another worry to add to her collection .
30	But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators .